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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2012

01.07.2012 | Perspectives

Personalized Therapeutics: A Potential Threat to Health Equity

verfasst von: Michael M. Ward, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2012

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ABSTRACT

Throughout history, medical advances have been adopted first and preferentially by the well educated and economically advantaged groups. The development of personalized therapeutics holds promise to fundamentally alter the practice of clinical medicine, but if it also is used preferentially by economically advantaged groups, this advance will likely worsen socioeconomic disparities in health. Prospective development of strategies to ensure non- differential access to these therapies may help limit this unintended consequence of medical progress for economically disadvantaged groups.
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Metadaten
Titel
Personalized Therapeutics: A Potential Threat to Health Equity
verfasst von
Michael M. Ward, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2012
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-012-2002-z

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