A medical device regulatory framework case study: South Africa

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5675-5678

  Poluta, Mladen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDIZATION;

COMPACT MODELS; GLOBAL STANDARDIZATION; HARMONIZATION; INTEGRATED REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

DEVICE APPROVAL; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34047155007     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259647     Document Type: Conference Paper

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