Healthcare technology, economics, and policy: An evolving balance

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-19

  Kern, Steven E ^a   Jaron, Dov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037236478     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2003.1191444     Document Type: Review

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