Perspectives on high technologies for low-cost healthcare: The Chinese scenario

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 42-47

  Poon, Carmen ^a   Zhang, Yuan Ting ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Division of Biomedical Engineering

^c SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Hong Kong Medical and Healthcare Device Manufacture Association

^g IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; HIGH TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LAYERED ARCHITECTURE; MEDICAL EXPENDITURES; WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES;

MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORTALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 52149113843     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2008.923955     Document Type: Article

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