Yearb Med Inform 2004; 13(01): 121-136
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638188
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Curated databases and their role in clinical bioinformatics

C.C. Englbrecht
1   MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health Neuherberg, Germany
,
M. Han
1   MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health Neuherberg, Germany
,
M.T. Mader
1   MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health Neuherberg, Germany
,
A. Osanger
1   MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health Neuherberg, Germany
,
K.F.X. Mayer
1   MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics GSF – National Research Center for Environment and Health Neuherberg, Germany
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Claudia C. Englbrecht, Michael Han, Michael T. Mader, Andreas Osanger, Klaus F. X. Mayer*
MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics
GSF - National Research Center for
Environment and Health
85758 Neuherberg, Germany

Publication History

Publication Date:
05 March 2018 (online)

 

 


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Address of the authors:

Claudia C. Englbrecht, Michael Han, Michael T. Mader, Andreas Osanger, Klaus F. X. Mayer*
MIPS, Institute for Bioinformatics
GSF - National Research Center for
Environment and Health
85758 Neuherberg, Germany

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