Minimally invasive and innovative methods for biomeasure collection in population-based research

Biosocial Surveys

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 251-277

  Lindau, Stacy Tessler ^a   McDade, Thomas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.17226/11939     Document Type: Chapter

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