Open AccessEmpirical and normative aspects of medical technology assessment. The case of reduced-size liver transplantations with living donors
Author(s) -
Gert Jan van der Wilt
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
theoretical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2212-1757
pISSN - 0167-9902
DOI - 10.1007/bf00998147
Subject(s) - normative , health technology , health care , medical care , medicine , psychology , engineering ethics , nursing , political science , engineering , law
Medical technology assessment deals with the evaluation of novel or existing health care procedures. This paper addresses the interdependence between factual and normative issues, using the controversies about acceptability and desirability of reduced-size liver transplantations with living donors as example.
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