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Record Nr.

UNINA9910653821803321

Titolo

Strategy for the future of health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Renata G. Bushko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2009

ISBN

6612454660

1-282-45466-8

9786612454660

1-60750-461-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 p.)

Collana

Studies in health technology and informatics, , 0926-9630 ; ; v. 149

Altri autori (Persone)

BushkoRenata Glowacka

Disciplina

610

613

Soggetti

Public health

Public health administration

Health services administration

Medical informatics

Nanomedicine

Medical technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Future of Health Technology Institute; Contents; Goals and Synthesis; Health Care Strategy for the Future - General Directions; Strategy for Future of e-Health: Technologically Connected Consumers & Machines; Life Extension Strategy - Longer Lives and New Life Forms; Nano-Strategy - Extending Human Potential with Nanomedicine; Strategy for General Wellness - Emotional and Physical Fitness; Biographies of Chapter Authors; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the horizon of ideas and technologies which must be addressed by decision makers involved in health-related resource allocation. This book addresses the technological revolution in healthcare which is manifesting itself in the convergence of molecular biology, computer and medical science, mechanical, genetic and



biomedical engineering.