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Genomics and World Health : Report of the Advisory Committee on Health Research.
This report is intended to highlight the relevance of genomics (the study of genomes) for health care worldwide, with a particular focus on its potential for improving health in developing countries. The application of knowledge gained from the characterization of the genomes of several organisms, i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Geneva :
World Health Organization,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This report is intended to highlight the relevance of genomics (the study of genomes) for health care worldwide, with a particular focus on its potential for improving health in developing countries. The application of knowledge gained from the characterization of the genomes of several organisms, including the human genome, holds considerable potential for the development of new health care innovations over the coming decades. This new field, however, presents a series of highly complex scientific, economic, social and ethical issues which must be taken into account if the genomic revolution. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical referencesn (p. [229]-241). |
| ISBN: | 9789240680425 924068042X 9786610011650 6610011656 1280011653 9781280011658 |