Invited commentary--"molecular epidemiology": new pathway or new travelling companion?

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The term "molecular epidemiology" is coming into general usage, but its implications are ambiguous. A simple definition is that it entails the inclusion in epidemiologic research of biologic measurements made at the molecular level--and is thus an extension of the increasing use of biologically based measures in epidemiologic research. "Molecular epidemiologic" measurements typically detect damaged or naturally...

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