Extending the reach of public health genomics: What should be the agenda for public health in an era of genome-based and "personalized" medicine?

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 785-791

  Burke, Wylie ^a   Burton, Hilary ^b   Hall, Alison E ^b,h   Karmali, Mohamed ^c   Khoury, Muin J ^d   Knoppers, Bartha ^e   Meslin, Eric M ^f   Stanley, Fiona ^g   Wright, Caroline F ^b   Zimmern, Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Indiana University   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; genomics; global health; public health; research priorities; translation

Indexed keywords

GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH GENOMICS; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GENOMICS; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78650646491     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3182011222     Document Type: Review

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