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Medical technology into healthcare and society A sociology of devices, innovation and governance /

From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakehol...

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Main Authors: Faulkner, Alex, 1952
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Medical equipment & techniques
Health systems & services
Technology: general issues
Social welfare & social services
Health and Fitness
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230228368
Summary: From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2008.
Carrier Form: 264 p. : 10 figures, 7.
ISBN: 9780230001718
9780230228368 :
0230228364 :
CLC: R197.39
Contents: Preface Innovation, Evidence and Governance of Medical Technology Approaching Technology The World of Medical Devices Artificial Hips: The Surveillance of Success The PSA Test for Prostate Cancer: Risk Constructs Governance? Infusion Pumps: Usership and the Governance of Error Coagulometers: Healthcare Governance at Home Device or Drug? Governation of Tissue-engineering Devising Healthcare and Society Notes Bibliography Index.

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