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Health Technology Development in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Naoki lkegami
Naoki lkegami
Affiliation:
Keio University School of Medicine
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Abstract

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the social, cultural and economic factors which have led to the present pattern of technology utilization in Japan. It is divided into five sections. The first provides the historical framework; the second, an overview of the health care delivery context and its economic incentive structure; the third, an analysis of the various contenders involved in the process of resource allocation; the fourth, a description of the technology areas which have been emphasized in Japan; and the fifth, an examination of future issues.

Type
Special Section: Health Care Systems and the Diffusion of Technology, Part I
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 239 - 254
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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