Precision medicine for individual patients should use population group averages and larger, not smaller, groups

European Journal of Clinical InvestigationVolume 49, Issue 1 e13031 COMMENTARY Precision medicine for individual patients should use population group averages and larger, not smaller, groups Benjamin Djulbegovic, Benjamin Djulbegovic Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Department of Hematology, Program for Evidence-based Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorJohn P. A. Ioannidis, Corresponding Author John P. A. Ioannidis jioannid@stanford.edu Stanford Prevention Research Center and Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Correspondence John P. A. Ioannidis, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford, CA. Email: jioannid@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this author Benjamin Djulbegovic, Benjamin Djulbegovic Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Department of Hematology, Program for Evidence-based Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorJohn P. A. Ioannidis, Corresponding Author John P. A. Ioannidis jioannid@stanford.edu Stanford Prevention Research Center and Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California Correspondence John P. A. Ioannidis, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford, CA. Email: jioannid@stanford.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 September 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.13031Citations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume49, Issue1January 2019e13031 RelatedInformation