Research Lost in Katrina Flood: A Newsmaker Interview With Paul K. Whelton, MD, PhD
23rd Sep 2005, 11:08 GMT
Ongoing studies at New Orleans institutions on heart disease, cancer, AIDS and other diseases may be compromised by lost tissue samples, laboratory animals, data, and research facilities. Medscape Medical News
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