Technological Medicine

by Stanley Joel Reiser

Book Overview

Advances in medicine have brought us the stethoscope, artificial kidneys, and computerized health records. They have also changed the doctor-patient relationship. This book explores how the technologies of medicine are created and how we respond to the problems and successes of their use. Stanley Joel Reiser, MD, walks us through the ways medical innovations exert their influence by discussing a number of selected technologies, including the X-ray,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521835690
• ISBN13: 9780521835695
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"