The role of epigenetics in the developmental origins of health and disease

Epigenetic Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 105-116

  Michels, Karin B ^a,b   Waterland, Robert A ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84882762952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2495-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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