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The engines of Hippocrates : from the dawn of medicine to medical and pharmaceutical informatics / Barry Robson, O.K. Baek.

Title
The engines of Hippocrates : from the dawn of medicine to medical and pharmaceutical informatics / Barry Robson, O.K. Baek.
Author
Robson, Barry.
Publication
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors
Baek, O. K.
Description
xii, 598 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
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.
Series Statement
Wiley series on technologies for the pharmaceutical industry
Uniform Title
Wiley series on technologies for the pharmaceutical industry
Subject
  • Health Services > trends
  • Man-Machine Systems
  • Medical Informatics Applications
  • Medical Informatics Computing
  • Medical informatics
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
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.
ISBN
  • 9780470289532 (cloth)
  • 0470289538 (cloth)
LCCN
  • ^^2008045094
  • 40016903765