Medical Genetic Research on the Amish: From Genetic Tourism to Community Health Centers
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عنوان ژورنال: Einstein Journal of Biology and Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1559-5498,1559-5501
DOI: 10.23861/ejbm20122830