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Medical Technology and the Health Care System A Study of the Diffusion of Equipment-Embodied Technology (1979) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 85-86

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... Equipment-embodied technology Medical technology primarily dependent upon capital equipment to perform health care tasks. Medical technology Specialized technology applicable to the practice of medical care, including techniques, drugs, procedures, products, or systems combining these elements.
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... Technical validity The extent to which a medical technology does what it purports to do. Technology The body of tools emerging from the interplay of scientific knowledge and practical operation applied to specialized purpose.
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