UID:
almafu_9959328492802883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 598 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780470461792
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0470461799
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9780470461808
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0470461802
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0470289538
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9780470289532
Content:
A unique, integrative look at information-based medicine. The convergence of medical science, biology, pharmacology, biomedical engineering, healthcare, and information technology is revolutionizing medical and scientific practice, and has broader social implications still being understood. The Engines of Hippocrates provides a unique, integrative, and holistic look at the new paradigm of information-based medicine, covering a broad range of topics for a wide readership. The authors take a comprehensive approach, examining the prehistory, history, and future of medicine and medical technology.
Note:
A short preview of mankind, medicine, molecules, and machines -- From prehistory to Hippocrates -- The road to the new medicine -- The imminent challenge : medicine as an industry -- The next decade : personalized medicine and the digital patient record -- Enforcing your rights : medical ethics, consent, privacy, and IT -- Holistic medicine and IT -- Architecting it all -- Guardian angels : knowing our molecules, drug and vaccine design, medical decision support, medical vigilance and defense -- What next? At one with the engines of Hippocrates.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Robson, Barry. Engines of Hippocrates. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2009 ISBN 9780470289532
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470461808
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470461808
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470461808
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470461808
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