Equity in Genomics
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Genomics knowledge and equity: a global public goods perspective of the patent system.
Genomics, the comprehensive examination of an organism's entire set of genes and their interactions, will have a major impact on the way disease is diagnosed, prevented and treated in the new millennium. Despite the tremendous potential it holds for improving global health, genomics challenges policy-makers to ensure that its benefits are harnessed equitably across populations and nations. The ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0889-4655
DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000725