Genetic research in indigenous health: Significant progress, substantial challenges

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-20

  Kowal, Emma E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONOAMINE OXIDASE GENE; NOTE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH ETHICS; STEREOTYPY; URINALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOMICS; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84865500749     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10531     Document Type: Note

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