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Medical devices : managing the mismatch : an outcome of the priority medical devices project / World Health Organization.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- World Health Organization, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical instruments and apparatus.
- Biomedical engineering.
- Appropriate technology.
- Medical instruments and appratus industry--Approprate technology.
- Medical instruments and appratus industry.
- Research.
- Equipment and Supplies--standards.
- Cost of Illness.
- Biomedical Engineering.
- Equipment and Supplies.
- Medical Subjects:
- Equipment and Supplies--standards.
- Cost of Illness.
- Biomedical Engineering.
- Research.
- Equipment and Supplies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 129 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Choosing a medical device is complex and requires a transparent process based on reason, evidence and assessment of prioritized public health needs. Poor choices lead to inappropriate use or non-use of medical devices and a waste of resources.This report suggests how an agenda to improve access to appropriate medical devices could be devised from applying the crucial 4 components - Availability, Accessibility, Appropriateness, and Affordability, to the 15 global high-burden diseases and some cross-cutting issues. The results of this exercise suggest several areas of research necessary to help
- Contents:
- COVER; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Medical devices; Public health needs; Priority Medical Devices project: methods used; Medical devices: problems and possible solutions; Towards appropriate medical devices:options for future research; References; Glossary; Annex 1; Annex 2; Annex 3
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Print version: World Health Organization. Medical devices.
- ISBN:
- 92-4-068566-9
- OCLC:
- 682627247
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