The Busy Physician's Guide to Genetics, Genomics and Personalized Medicine

by Ron C. Michaelis and Kevin M. Sweet

Book Overview

In the coming decade, the focus of medicine will shift from a disease-oriented approach, where the physician prescribes according to the disease the patient has, to a personalized approach, in which the physician first considers the patient's individual biochemistry before prescribing a treatment. Personalized medicine has the potential to improve efficacy and safety in virtually all fields of medicine. Unfortunately, few physicians feel confident...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401782717
• ISBN13: 9789401782715
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"