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The Economics of Medical Technology. Proceedings of an International Conference on Economics of Medical Technology.
Rutten, Frans F. H.; Reiser, Stanley Joel. Ed(S): Rutten, Frans F. H.; Reiser, Stanley Joel
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Paperback. Held at Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands, September 2-4, 1985 Editor(s): Rutten, Frans F. H.; Reiser, Stanley Joel. Series: Health Systems Research. Num Pages: 140 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 274.
Technological development has created major possibilities for the treatment of disease and for the disabled. The cost of new technologies has added considerably to health care cost intlation, which still exceeds the growth rates of most national economies. The share of national resources devoted to health care is still rising, although at a lesser pace than in the seventies. -Therefore, the use of medical technology confronts us with some of the major dilemmas in society today. The routine and intensive use of technology has transformed the most basic interpersonal and social features of medicine. It has altered the means through ... Read more
Technological development has created major possibilities for the treatment of disease and for the disabled. The cost of new technologies has added considerably to health care cost intlation, which still exceeds the growth rates of most national economies. The share of national resources devoted to health care is still rising, although at a lesser pace than in the seventies. -Therefore, the use of medical technology confronts us with some of the major dilemmas in society today. The routine and intensive use of technology has transformed the most basic interpersonal and social features of medicine. It has altered the means through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Series
Health Systems Research
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540179849
SKU
V9783540179849
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