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Kewal K. Jain - Textbook of Personalized Medicine - 9781441907684 - V9781441907684
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Textbook of Personalized Medicine

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Description for Textbook of Personalized Medicine Hardback. Tailored to the growing interest in personalized medicine, this text summarizes the author's efforts in the field during the past decade, as well as reviews selected studies done during this period in a readable format for both physicians and scientists. Num Pages: 430 pages, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR1; MMG; PSB; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 822.

Personalized medicine, which simply means selection of treatment best suited for an individual, involves integration and translation of several new technologies in clinical care of patients. The scope is much broader than indicated by the term genomic medicine because many non-genomic factors are taken into consideration in developing personalized medicine. Basic technologies for personalized medicine, of which molecular diagnostics has the biggest share, are mentioned briefly and appropriate references are given for further information. Commercial aspects are discussed briefly in a chapter and detailed analysis of markets and companies involved in personalized medicine is presented in a special report on ... Read more

There is increasing interest in personalized medicine. Considerable advances have taken place in molecular biology and biotechnology to make personalized medicine a viable option, but some misconceptions still exist, both in the academic and commercial sectors. There is lack of a suitable source of information that provides both the fundamentals as well as applications of personalized medicine. As the latest version of the first monograph on personalized medicine published in 1998, this volume, Textbook of Personalized Medicine, summarizes the author’s efforts during the past decade, as well as reviews selected studies done during this period in a readable format for the physicians and scientists. It is hoped that physicians, pharmacists, scientists and interested lay readers with basic scientific knowledge will find this book useful.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441907684
SKU
V9781441907684
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Ref
99-15

About Kewal K. Jain
Professor K. K. Jain is trained in neurosurgery with specialist qualifications. He worked for 25 years in various academic positions and private practice worldwide mostly in Canada and the US. His clinical research interests during these years were use of lasers for microneurosurgery and hyperbaric oxygen. He has been involved in biotechnology since 1989, when he moved to Basel, Switzerland. ... Read more

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