Commentary: A new dawn for genetic epidemiology?
Author(s) -
Timothy M. Frayling
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp228
Subject(s) - hum , obesity , epidemiology , body mass index , medicine , childhood obesity , demography , gerontology , overweight , history , sociology , performance art , art history
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