Challenges to Bringing Personalized Medicine to a Low-Resource Setting in Peru
Abstract
:1. Background
2. Snapshot of the Current Cancer Care in Low-Resource Setting Cities
Challenges and Initiatives
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Solis, N.; Zavaleta, E.; Wernhoff, P.; Dominguez-Barrera, C.; Dominguez-Valentin, M. Challenges to Bringing Personalized Medicine to a Low-Resource Setting in Peru. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1470. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18041470
Solis N, Zavaleta E, Wernhoff P, Dominguez-Barrera C, Dominguez-Valentin M. Challenges to Bringing Personalized Medicine to a Low-Resource Setting in Peru. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(4):1470. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18041470
Chicago/Turabian StyleSolis, Nelly, Elizabeth Zavaleta, Patrik Wernhoff, Constantino Dominguez-Barrera, and Mev Dominguez-Valentin. 2021. "Challenges to Bringing Personalized Medicine to a Low-Resource Setting in Peru" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 4: 1470. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18041470