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The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St Rm BB487, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Richard M. Satava MD FACS (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Advanced Biomedical Technologies Program, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    Richard M. Satava MD FACS (Professor of Surgery)

  3. Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), US Army Military Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Ft. Detrick, Maryland, USA

    Richard M. Satava MD FACS (Professor of Surgery)

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific St Rm BB487, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Richard M. Satava MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Department of General Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Viale Oxford, 81, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Achille Gaspari MD  & Nicola Di Lorenzo MD  & 

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Satava, R.M. (2007). The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies. In: Satava, R.M., Gaspari, A., Di Lorenzo, N. (eds) Emerging Technologies in Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39600-0_3

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