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Technology Assessment and Primary Health Care in Europe: Issues and Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Johannes Vang
Johannes Vang
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
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Extract

This article highlights some of th issues ralsed by technology and primary health care (PHC) in the Western lndustrialized world. The author contends that while technology assessment has been focused mostly on hospital-based technology, the wider scope of PHC demands comprehensive assessment projects that would examine virtually every aspect of public health.

Type
Special Section: Technology in Primary Care and Ambulatory Settings
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 111 - 119
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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