The engines of Hippocrates : from the dawn of medicine to medical and pharmaceutical informatics /

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Author / Creator:Robson, Barry.
Imprint:Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.
Description:xii, 598 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Wiley series on technologies for the pharmaceutical industry
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7787867
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Other authors / contributors:Baek, O. K.
ISBN:9780470289532 (cloth)
0470289538 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • 1. A Short Preview of Mankind, Medicine, Molecules, and Machines
  • 2. From Prehistory to Hippocrates
  • 3. The Road to the New Medicine
  • 4. The Imminent Challenge: Medicine as an Industry
  • 5. The Next Decade: Personalized Medicine and the Digital Patient Record
  • 6. Enforcing Your Rights: Medical Ethics, Consent, Privacy, and IT
  • 7. Holistic Medicine and IT
  • 8. Architecting It All
  • 9. Guardian Angels: Knowing Our Molecules, Drug and Vaccine Design, Medical Decision Support, Medical Vigilance and Defense
  • 10. What Next? At One with the Engines of Hippocrates
  • Glossary
  • Clinical Trial Terms
  • Notes, Bibliography, and Further Reading Guide
  • Index