Regulating healthcare technologies and medical supplies in the European Economic Area

Health Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-52

  Altenstetter, Christa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Divergence; EU regulation; Healthcare technologies; Implementation; Medical supplies; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030061788     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(95)00771-7     Document Type: Article

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