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Molecular and genomic sciences in health: apply the established rules of evidence

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The authors wish to thank Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn for helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, P. O. Box 100131, 33501, Bielefeld, Germany

    Oliver Razum

  2. Institute of Public Health, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Albrecht Jahn

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Razum, O., Jahn, A. Molecular and genomic sciences in health: apply the established rules of evidence. Int J Public Health 61, 405–407 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0755-y

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