Genomic medicine: Challenges and opportunities for physicians

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 416-419

  Burton, H ^a   Cole, T ^b   Lucassen, A M ^c,d  

^a PHG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS Wessex Clinical Genetics Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Genetic testing; Genomics; Health care; Health professional; Personalised medicine; Public health; Stratified medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOMICS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 84867905007     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-5-416     Document Type: Article

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