Biomedical engineering for global health /
Richards-Kortum, Rebecca, 1964-
Biomedical engineering for global health / Rebecca Richards-Kortum. - 1st ed - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - viii, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. - Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Emerging medical technologies : high stakes science and the need for technology assessment -- Bioengineering and technology assessment -- Health and economic data : a global comparison -- World health and global health challenges -- Healthcare systems : a global comparison -- Healthcare costs vs. time : trends and drivers -- The evolution of technology : scientific method, engineering design and translational research -- Prevention of infectious disease -- Ethics of clinical research -- Technologies for early detection and prevention of cancer -- Cost-effectiveness of screening for disease -- Technologies for treatment of heart disease -- Clinical trial design and sample size calculation -- Technology diffusion -- Regulation of health care technologies -- Future of bioengineering and world health.
9780521877978 (hardback)
2009022583
GBA967212 bnb
101506733 DNLM 015307603 Uk
Biomedical engineering.
World health.
Biomedical Technology.
Biomedical Engineering.
World Health.
R856 / .R53 2010
592
Biomedical engineering for global health / Rebecca Richards-Kortum. - 1st ed - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - viii, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. - Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Emerging medical technologies : high stakes science and the need for technology assessment -- Bioengineering and technology assessment -- Health and economic data : a global comparison -- World health and global health challenges -- Healthcare systems : a global comparison -- Healthcare costs vs. time : trends and drivers -- The evolution of technology : scientific method, engineering design and translational research -- Prevention of infectious disease -- Ethics of clinical research -- Technologies for early detection and prevention of cancer -- Cost-effectiveness of screening for disease -- Technologies for treatment of heart disease -- Clinical trial design and sample size calculation -- Technology diffusion -- Regulation of health care technologies -- Future of bioengineering and world health.
9780521877978 (hardback)
2009022583
GBA967212 bnb
101506733 DNLM 015307603 Uk
Biomedical engineering.
World health.
Biomedical Technology.
Biomedical Engineering.
World Health.
R856 / .R53 2010
592