Bridging the gap between epigenetics research and nutritional public health interventions

Genome Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Burdge, Graham C ^a   Lillycrop, Karen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIGENETICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 78751694576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gm201     Document Type: Note

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