Convergence of Precision Medicine and Public Health Into Precision Public Health: Toward a Big Data Perspective

• Main Authors: Pedro Elkind Velmovitsky (Author), Tatiana Bevilacqua (Author), Paulo Alencar (Author), Donald Cowan (Author), Plinio Pelegrini Morita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The field of precision medicine explores disease treatments by looking at genetic, socio-environmental, and clinical factors, thus trying to provide a holistic view of a person's health. Public health, on the other hand, is focused on improving the health of populations through preventive strat...