Was it worth it? Patients’ perspectives on the perceived value of genomic-based individualized medicine
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Community Genetics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1868-310X,1868-6001
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-016-0260-x