| Who List of Priority Medical Devices for Cancer Management Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241565462 ISBN-13: 9789241565462 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Oncology & Cancer - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Cancer - Medical | Oncology - General |
| Physical Information: 246 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the model list and clearing house of appropriate, basic, and priority medical devices based on the list of clinical interventions selected from clinical guidelines on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, monitoring, and end of life care. This publication addresses medical devices that can be used for the management of cancer and specifically describes medical devices for six types of cancer: breast, cervical, colorectal, leukemia, lung, and prostate. This book is intended for ministries of health, public health planners, health technology managers, disease management, researchers, policy makers, funding, and procurement agencies and support and advocacy groups for cancer patients. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |