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Educational Aspects of the Economics of Medical Technology

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The Economics of Medical Technology

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‘There are five main reasons why in some circumstances the deployment of high technology may be deemed inappropriate ... unnecessary, ... unsuccessful, ... unsafe, ... unkind, ... unwise’ (Jennett 1983).

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  1. G. Mooney
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Health Economics, Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Frans F. H. Rutten (Professor Dr.) (Professor Dr.)

  2. Health Science Center at Houston, The University of Texas, P.O. Box 20708, 6431 Fannin, Suite 1.500, Houston, Texas, 77225, USA

    Stanley J. Reiser M.D., Ph.D. (Griff T. Ross Professor of Humanities and Technology in Health Care) (Griff T. Ross Professor of Humanities and Technology in Health Care)

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Mooney, G. (1988). Educational Aspects of the Economics of Medical Technology. In: Rutten, F.F.H., Reiser, S.J. (eds) The Economics of Medical Technology. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72785-6_14

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