Risk and innovative health technologies: Calculation, interpretation and regulation

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-226

  Webster, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovative health technology; Negotiation; Regulation; Risk; The body

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036827668     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857021000016597     Document Type: Editorial

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