Biobanks in Developing Countries: Needs and Feasibility
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- 16 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 318 (5853) , 1074-1075
Abstract
Technological advances coupled with use of existing resources can be used to create biological repositories that may lead to better health in developing countries.Keywords
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