Ethics and health technology assessment: Handmaiden and/or critic?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-312

  Braunack Mayer, Annette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Procedure; Science and technology study; Social analysis

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GLUCOSE; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TUMORS;

ETHICS; PROCEDURE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY; SOCIAL ANALYSIS;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETIC SCREENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SELF MONITORING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 33749133814     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462306051191     Document Type: Article

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