This book presents an international perspective on health care technology and its development providing fully up-to-date coverage of this most rapidly developing area. This is the only comprehensive review of the subject available. Thoroughly referenced it deals with all types of health technologies - drugs devices and procedures and combines cost and other socio-economic analyses with information on diffusion dissemination and use as well as efficacy andsafety testing. For all those faced with decisions concerning health care technology this is an unrivalled guide.