Ethical problems of medical technology

dc.contributor.author	Vilardell, Francisco	es_ES
dc.date.accessioned	2016
dc.date.available	2016
dc.date.issued	1990	es_ES
dc.identifier.uri	https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/27130
dc.description.abstract	The high cost of new diagnostic and treatment technologies means that they have to be used selectively, and at that point decisions must be made about who should get to use them. In recent years there have been increasing charges of improper use of these new technologies, coupled with increasing discussion of their costs and benefits. Unfortunately, the use of such technology tends to spread indiscriminately and examine the relevance of new diagnostic and treatment methods, the causes of technological abuse, the ethical aspects of the use of medical technology, and even the relationship between technology and society. Indeed, if there is to be generally effective acquisition and use of health care resources, such examination is essential	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Available in Spanish in Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam 108(5/6):399-405, 1990	es_ES
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);24(4),1990	en_US
dc.subject	Bioethics	es_ES
dc.subject	Ethics, Medical	es_ES
dc.subject	Medical Laboratory Science	es_ES
dc.subject	Professional Practice	es_ES
dc.subject	Health Economics	en_US
dc.title	Ethical problems of medical technology	es_ES
dc.type	Journal articles	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Pan American Health Organization	en_US

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