Biomedical engineering for global health
By: Rebecca Richards-Kortum.
Series: Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering; Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521877978
Subjects: Biomedical engineering; World health; Biomedical Technology; Biomedical Engineering; World Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emerging medical technologies : high stakes science and the need for technology assessment; title: Bioengineering and technology assessment; title: Health & economic data : a global comparison; title: World health and global health challenges; title: Healthcare systems : a global comparison; title: Healthcare costs vs. time : trends and drivers; title: The evolution of technology : scientific method, engineering design & translational research; title: Prevention of infectious disease; title: Ethics of clinical research; title: Technologies for early detection and prevention of cancer; title: Cost-effectiveness of screening for disease; title: Technologies for treatment of heart disease; title: Clinical trial design and sample size calculation; title: Technology diffusion; title: Regulation of health care technologies; title: Future of bioengineering & world health.