TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards-Kortum,Rebecca
TI  - Biomedical engineering for global health
SN  - 9780521877978 (hardback)
AV  - R856 .R53 2010
U1  - 592 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Biomedical engineering
KW  - World health
KW  - Biomedical Technology
KW  - Biomedical Engineering
KW  - World Health
N1  - 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
ER  -