Commentary: First steps in molecular epidemiology: Lower et al. 1979.

摘要

It is usually believed that the expression 'molecular epidemiology' was first introduced (at least for chronic diseases) in the seminal paper by Perera and Weinstein in 1982. It should not be forgotten, however, that the expression appeared already in the title of the paper by Lower et al. published in 1979. Terminology apart, the paper we submit to the attention of the readers as a historical reprint raises a number of interesting issues.