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Strategy for the future of health / edited by Renata G. Bushko.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in health technology and informatics ; v. 149.
- Studies in health technology and informatics, 0926-9630 ; v. 149
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health.
- Public health administration.
- Health services administration.
- Medical informatics.
- Nanomedicine.
- Medical technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (428 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the horizon of ideas and technologies which must be addressed by decision makers involved in health-related resource allocation. This book addresses the technological revolution in healthcare which is manifesting itself in the convergence of molecular biology, computer and medical science, mechanical, genetic and biomedical engineering.
- Contents:
- Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Future of Health Technology Institute; Contents; Goals and Synthesis; Health Care Strategy for the Future - General Directions; Strategy for Future of e-Health: Technologically Connected Consumers & Machines; Life Extension Strategy - Longer Lives and New Life Forms; Nano-Strategy - Extending Human Potential with Nanomedicine; Strategy for General Wellness - Emotional and Physical Fitness; Biographies of Chapter Authors; Author Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 6612454660
- 1-282-45466-8
- 9786612454660
- 1-60750-461-8
- OCLC:
- 491261595
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