Merging and emerging cohorts

被引:64
作者
Willett, Walter C. [1 ]
Collins, Francis S. [1 ]
Manolio, Teri A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1038/445257a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
How best to study the effects of genes and environment on US health? In the first of two commentaries, Walter C. Willett and his co-authors argue that investing in existing studies is the most efficient approach.
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