Why is personalized medicine relevant to public health?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 349-350

  Boccia, Stefania ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84901648172     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku030     Document Type: Editorial

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