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01-06-2009 | Book Review

Alison Stewart, Philippa Brice, Hilary Burton, Paul Pharaoh, Simon Sanderson and Ron Zimmern, Genetics, Health Care and Public Health Genetics. An Introduction to Public Health Genetics.

Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK, 2007, 335 pp., paperback, $70.00

Author: Kristin Peterson Oehlke

Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling | Issue 3/2009

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Genetics has been an established part of public health research and practice for many years. Traditionally, the roles of genetics in public health have mirrored or supported those in medical practice, focusing primarily on services and systems that care for individuals and families with or at risk for genetic disorders. Population-based newborn screening has prevented the most severe consequences of many genetic diseases and is an outstanding example of a successful public health program. In the last decade, genetics, genomics and related “omics” tools have been productively applied to a growing list of health issues and problems at the population level. Examples include DNA fingerprinting of pathogenic organisms in acute disease epidemiology and tandem mass spectrometry in newborn screening programs. …

Title: Alison Stewart, Philippa Brice, Hilary Burton, Paul Pharaoh, Simon Sanderson and Ron Zimmern, Genetics, Health Care and Public Health Genetics. An Introduction to Public Health Genetics.
Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK, 2007, 335 pp., paperback, $70.00
Author: Kristin Peterson Oehlke
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1059-7700
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3599
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-009-9220-5

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Alison Stewart, Philippa Brice, Hilary Burton, Paul Pharaoh, Simon Sanderson and Ron Zimmern, Genetics, Health Care and Public Health Genetics. An Introduction to Public Health Genetics.

Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK, 2007, 335 pp., paperback, $70.00

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At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

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