Defending legitimate epidemiologic research: combating Lysenko pseudoscience
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Defending legitimate epidemiologic research: combating Lysenko pseudoscience
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عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1742-5573
DOI: 10.1186/1742-5573-4-11