What makes UK Biobank special?

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9822, 2012, Pages 1173-1174

  Collins, Rory ^a  

^a UK BIOBANK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859215798     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60404-8     Document Type: Note

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