Biomedical Engineering for Global Health

Biomedical Engineering for Global Health
ISBN-10
0521877970
ISBN-13
9780521877978
Category
Medical
Pages
408
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Description

Can technology and innovation transform world health? Connecting undergraduate students with global problems, Rebecca Richards-Kortum examines the interplay between biomedical technology design and the medical, regulatory, economic, social and ethical issues surrounding global health. Driven by case studies, including cancer screening, imaging technologies, implantable devices and vaccines, students learn how the complexities and variation across the globe affect the design of devices and therapies. A wealth of learning features, including classroom activities, project assignments, homework problems and weblinks within the book and online, provide a full teaching package. For visionary general science and biomedical engineering courses, this book will inspire students to engage in solving global issues that face us all.

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