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Läkaren som riskanalytiker
Engelsk titel: The physician as a risk-analyst Läs online Författare: Wahlström J ; Sahlin NE Språk: Swe Antal referenser: 3 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 09121132

Tidskrift

Läkartidningen 2009;106(52)3517-9 ISSN 0023-7205 E-ISSN 1652-7518 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

Developments in genetic technology and nanotechnologies will help to shape the future of the health care system. The focus will switch from the treatment of disease to its prevention. Change will probably take place stepwise. Ethical values will have to be considered, as will any epistemic uncertainty associated with decisions to introduce new diagnostic methods or treatments. When a new medical technique or treatment is offered, the individual affected will expect questions about the communication of decisions and risks to have been considered carefully. Research is currently more developed in genetics than it is nanotechnology, so most examples in the article are collected from that area. However, contemporary developments in nanotechnology are very promising and are causing similar problems, albeit on another level.