Introduction to the Special Section on Epigenetics

Child Development

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-37

  Lester, Barry M ^a   Conradt, Elisabeth ^b   Marsit, Carmen ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENETICS; HUMAN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS;

EID: 85000692262     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12489     Document Type: Article

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