Nothing in medicine makes sense except in the light of evolution: A review

Evolutionary Biology from Concept to Application

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 197-207

  Swynghedauw, Bernard ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

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EID: 79952582686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78993-2_12     Document Type: Chapter

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