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Dissecting complex disease: the quest for the Philosopher's Stone?

International journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 2006

Buchanan Anne V, Weiss Kenneth M, Fullerton Stephanie M

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Is the search for the causes of complex disease akin to the alchemist's vain quest for the Philosopher's Stone? Complex chronic diseases have tremendous public health impact in the industrialized world. Much effort has been expended on research into their causes, with the aim of predicting who will be affected or preventing effects before they arise, but progress has been halting at best. In this paper, we...

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PMID: 16540539
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl001

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