02123cam a22003734a 4500 15762202 OSt 20150408114021.0 090602s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng 2009022583 GBA967212 bnb 101506733 DNLM 015307603 Uk 9780521877978 (hardback) (OCoLC)ocn370605310 DNLM/DLC DLC NLM YDXCP BTCTA UKM BWKUK BWX CDX DLC pcc R856 .R53 2010 21 610.28 Richards-Kortum, Rebecca, 1964- 12061 Biomedical engineering for global health / Rebecca Richards-Kortum. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. viii, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Cambridge texts in biomedical engineering 12062 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. Biomedical engineering. 5584 World health. 12063 Biomedical Technology. 12064 Biomedical Engineering. 5584 World Health. 12065 ddc BOOK 22052 256552 0 2013-03-10 0 0 610.28 R R B 2012-04-27 CL 00085806 CL 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0 0 2013-03-10 0 0 610.28 R R B 2012-04-27 CL 00085807 CL 2013-03-10 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0