Medical Technology Into Healthcare and Society A Sociology of Devices Innovation and Governance 1st Edition by Alex Faulkner ISBN 0230228364 9780230228368

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Authors:Alex Faulkner , Tags:(Health; Technology and Society) , Author sort:Faulkner, Alex , Ids:Goodreads , Languages:Languages:eng , Published:Published:Jan 2009 , Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan , Comments:Comments: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.