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Genetically guided prescribing: Hope or hype?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Ajeet Singh*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia The Geelong Clinic, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Michael Berk
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia The Geelong Clinic, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Orygen Research Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
*
Dr Ajeet Singh, Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Barwon Health, PO Box 281, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia. Tel: +61 3 5226 7393; Fax +61 3 5246 5165; E-mail: ajeetsingh@dodo.com.au

Abstract

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Intervention Insights
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Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Munksgaard

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