Medical Technology into Healthcare and Society by A Faulkner

Medical Technology into Healthcare and Society by A Faulkner

From bandage to the bioreactor, this book looks at five different device technologies from inception to healthcare practice, drawing on medical sociology, science and technology studies and political science. It examines 'evidence', regulation and governance processes, and diverse stakeholders in innovating the technologies that shape health care.

“The book represents informative reading for the STS scholars interested in knowledge claims and expertise, and of course those interested in the life-course of medical devices, particularly on a meso or macro level… Further, this work would surely help to paint a more complete picture of the medical innovation process that would be valuable to regulators and policy makers in this area, and even designers of health devices.” (Conor M. W. Douglas, Science Studies, Issue 1, 2012)

'Faulkner has...given us a broad-ranging scholarly analysis of a topic that will never cease to fascinate and challenge modern societies...[the] book brings a significant contribution to the current literature on health technology and society' - Sociology of Health and Illness

ALEX FAULKNER is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Society, Health and Ethics, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781349280087
ISBN 10	1349280089
Title	Medical Technology into Healthcare and Society
Author	A Faulkner
Series	Health Technology And Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2009-01-01
Number of pages	238
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