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Emerging Issues in Healthcare

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We live in a world pervaded by technology. Smart systems have invaded our spaces to provide us with new services and more comfort. Healthcare has also become technologically dependent in several applications: from diagnosis to therapy and telemedicine services, all of these processes require technology—and specifically biomedical technology—to be carried out. Indeed, one of the first field of exploration of how to apply technological advances is human health.

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  1. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Via Durando 38/A, 20158, Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Andreoni

  2. Technology Transfer Office, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Massimo Barbieri & Barbara Colombo

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Andreoni, G., Barbieri, M., Colombo, B. (2014). Emerging Issues in Healthcare. In: Developing Biomedical Devices. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01207-0_2

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