Will Precision Medicine Improve Population Health?

Will Precision Medicine Improve Population Health?

Announcement of the precision medicine initiative has led to a variety of responses, ranging from enthusiastic expectations to explicit skepticism, about potential health benefits, limitations, and return on investment. Here, Khoury and Galea discuss whether precision medicine is unlikely or likely...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2016-10, Vol.316 (13), p.1357-1358
Hauptverfasser: Khoury, Muin J, Galea, Sandro
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Disease - genetics
Evidence-based medicine
Health Impact Assessment
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Molecular Targeted Therapy
Precision Medicine
Preventive Medicine
Program Evaluation
Public Health
Research Support as Topic - trends
Risk Assessment
Therapeutics
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Announcement of the precision medicine initiative has led to a variety of responses, ranging from enthusiastic expectations to explicit skepticism, about potential health benefits, limitations, and return on investment. Here, Khoury and Galea discuss whether precision medicine is unlikely or likely to improve population health, aiming to forge a consensus that bridges disparate perspectives on the issue.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2016.12260