Eric Juengst, Michael A. Flatt, and Richard A. Settersten, Jr., “Personalized Genomic Medicine and the Rhetoric of Empowerment,”
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Personalized Genomic Medicine and the Rhetoric of Empowerment
Article first published online: 13 SEP 2012
DOI: 10.1002/hast.65
© 2012 by The Hastings Center
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Juengst, E. T., Flatt, M. A. and Settersten, R. A. (2012), Personalized Genomic Medicine and the Rhetoric of Empowerment. Hastings Center Report, 42: 34–40. doi: 10.1002/hast.65
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- Issue published online: 13 SEP 2012
- Article first published online: 13 SEP 2012
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- U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Grant Number: NIH R01 HG005277
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