Medical technology in the United States and Canada: Where are we going?

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-378

  Dewar, Diane M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Health care systems; Medical technology; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011528511     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769700000005     Document Type: Article

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