Refractions through culture: The new genomics in Iceland

Ethnos

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 533-553

  Árnason, Arnar ^a   Simpson, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; DeCode; Ethnicity; Genomics; Iceland

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045157710     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014184032000160550     Document Type: Article

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