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Inequality Issues in Stem Cell Medicine

As stem cell medicine advances, so too does the reality of potentially widening disparities in health care. With the recognition that socioeconomic conditions and their distribution within the population can impact health outcomes, stem cell researchers are urged to aspire to notions of social justi...

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Autor principal: Yap, Kiryu K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26819337
http://dx.doi.org/10.5966/sctm.2015-0232
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Sumario:As stem cell medicine advances, so too does the reality of potentially widening disparities in health care. With the recognition that socioeconomic conditions and their distribution within the population can impact health outcomes, stem cell researchers are urged to aspire to notions of social justice, ensuring research derives from and strives to cater to the genetic and socioeconomic diversity that is inherent in our population.