Health Policy and Technological Innovation
Hodder Arnold (Publisher)
Published on 4. September 1998
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-412-54250-3 (ISBN)
Description
The result of an open Discussion Meeting organized by the Royal Society of London. Topics covered include major clinical areas such as genetics, cancer therapy and imaging, together with considerations of more general subjects, such as medical informatics and the management of medical research. The different needs of the developed and developing worlds are considered in detail in this publication, which is likely to become an authoritative source for health planners, in government, the health services and industry.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-54250-3 (9780412542503)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford
Content
Part One: The problems of health care. The developed world. The developing world. Part Two: Growing areas in the medical sciences. Transplantation. Human genetics. Cancer. Imaging the brain. Psychopharmacology. Part Three: Biotechnology. Laser techniques for cancer therapy. Recombinant DNA. Vaccines. Information technology. Part Four: The application of science and technology to health care: Industry and medical research. Health service research. Priorities in support for medical research.