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Medical Technology Into Healthcare and Society: A Sociology of Devices, Innovation and Governance

Medical Technology Into Healthcare and Society: A Sociology of Devices, Innovation and Governance

Paperback

Series: Health, Technology and Society

Public HealthGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1349280089
ISBN13: 9781349280087
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: Jan 1 2009
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care.

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