Being more realistic about the public health impact of genomic medicine

PLoS Med. 2010 Oct 12;7(10):e1000347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000347.

Abstract

Wayne Hall and colleagues discuss the limitations of genomic risk prediction for population-level preventive health care.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Economics, Medical
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / economics
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / statistics & numerical data
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Humans
  • Medicine / methods*
  • Medicine / trends
  • Metagenomics / economics
  • Metagenomics / methods*
  • Public Health / economics
  • Public Health / methods*
  • Public Health / trends*
  • Social Change*