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Foreword
Introductory Messages
DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE AND HEALTH AND PLANET AND Lead AND CHANGE CONTEXTS WELL-BEING SUSTAINABILITY Awards Researchers
Into the Future
Precision medicine uses the distinct characteristics of patient populations to provide customised health care solutions. In this model, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment are customised according to patient data generated from various sources, including ‘omics’-based testing such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and from information related to digital pathology, lifestyle and the environment.
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