Digital Health and Technological Promise: A Sociological Inquiry

by Alan Petersen

Book Overview

What is 'digital health'? And what are its implications for medicine and healthcare, and for individual citizens and society? Digital health is of growing interest to policymakers, clinicians and businesses. It is underpinned by promise and optimism, with predictions that digital technologies and related innovations will soon 'transform' medicine and healthcare, and enable individuals to better manage their own health and risk and to receive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138709670
• ISBN13: 9781138709676
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"