The Taiwan biomarker project

Biosocial Surveys

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 60-77

  Chang, Ming Cheng ^a,b   Glei, Dana A ^c   Goldman, Noreen ^d,e   Weinstein, Maxine ^f  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of International Law and Practice   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009296843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11939     Document Type: Chapter

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