The impact of new research technologies on our understanding of environmental causes of disease: the concept of clinical vulnerability

<p>Abstract</p> <p>In spite of decades of epidemiological research, the etiology and causal patterns for many common diseases, such as breast and colon cancer or neurodegenerative diseases, are still largely unknown. Such chronic diseases are likely to have an environmental origin....

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Main Authors: Vlaanderen Jelle, Khan Aneire E, Vineis Paolo, Vermeulen Roel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/54