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Personalized medicine: a windfall for science, but what about patients?

George Browman, Paul C. Hébert, Jane Coutts, With editorial advisory team, Matthew B. Stanbrook, Ken Flegel and Noni E. MacDonald
CMAJ December 13, 2011 183 (18) E1277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110607
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vol. 183 no. 18 E1277
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.110607
PubMed 
21768249
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  • Published online December 12, 2011.

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  1. George Browman, MDCM MSc,
  2. Paul C. Hébert, MD MHSc,
  3. Jane Coutts, BA BAA,
  4. With editorial advisory team,
  5. Matthew B. Stanbrook, MD PhD,
  6. Ken Flegel, MDCM MSc,
  7. Noni E. MacDonald, MD MSc
  1. George Browman is Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, and Chair, Guidelines Advisory Group, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Toronto, Ont. Jane Coutts is an Ottawa-based writer and editor and president of Coutts Communicates. See www.cmaj.ca/site/misc/cmaj_staff.xhtml
  1. Correspondence to:
    CMAJ editor, pubs{at}cmaj.ca

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