Precision Medicine: An Introduction

Authors

Dale J. Prince, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-21-2017

Abstract

Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. With the precision medicine initiative push from the U.S. federal government, precision medicine has become an important concept for biomedical health researchers, practitioners, and librarians. This article explores, in brief, the concept, its history, components, National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiatives, and challenges.

First Page

120

Last Page

129

Volume

14

Issue

3-4

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Recommended Citation

Prince, Dale J., "Precision Medicine: An Introduction" (2017). Library Faculty Publications. 10.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/lib_facpubs/10
10.1080/15424065.2017.1401500