Medical Technology and Society : An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Name: Medical Technology and Society : An Interdisciplinary Perspective
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ISBN: 9780262023009

ISBN-10: 0262023008

ISBN-13: 9780262023009

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph Bronzino, Vincent H. Smith, Maurice L. Wade

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Medical Technology and Society is a thought-provoking examination for nonspecialists of medical technology and the social and moral issues arising from it. The book describes the evolution of medicine from turn-of-the-century general practice with its few surgical techniques and scarcity of effective drugs to today's complex hierarchical delivery systems involving advanced science, sophisticated equipment, and a multitude of highly specialized personnel. The knotty economic and ethical questions that have accompanied this dramatic change are identified and discussed, enhancing our understanding not only of the science, the machinery and the organization of modern medicine but also of its…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 4/11/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 584
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English