The University of Cape Town's contribution to medical genetics in Africa - From the past into the future

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 446-448

  Beighton, Peter ^a   Fieggen, Karen ^b   Wonkam, Ambroise ^a   Ramesar, Raj ^a   Greenberg, Jacquie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Clinical Genetic Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; GENETIC SERVICE; GENOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL GENETICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONOGENIC DISORDER; POPULATION GENETICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; EDUCATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTORY; MEDICAL SCHOOL;

GENETIC TESTING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84865130631     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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