Tendencias de la medicina actual

Predicting the future of medicine is daring. One can speculate about some of its future traits at the most. The spectacular progress in biological sciences has nurtured the hope that medicine will be able to dominate all ailments, improve the quality of life and longevity. Physicians are uncomfortab...

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Autor principal:	Goic G,Alejandro
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 1999
Materias:	History of Medicine, modern Molecular biology Molecular medicine Technology, medical
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