Nanotechnologies and Equal Access to Healthcare

Simone Arnaldi; Mariassunta Piccinni

doi:10.2202/1941-6008.1116

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Nanotechnologies and Equal Access to Healthcare

Simone Arnaldi and Mariassunta Piccinni

Published/Copyright: January 26, 2010

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From the journal Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology Volume 3 Issue 3

This editorial introduces a collection of articles that is a collaborative effort to discuss the impact of nanotechnology-based innovation on biomedical products development, on public health infrastructure, and on healthcare service delivery. The goal of this special issue of Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology is to assess the effects of these transformations on the equity of access to healthcare, on the potential and actual disparities, especially at the international level, as well as to examine the possible strategies to make nanotechnology help attain the highest standard of health for all.

Keywords: nanotechnology; medicine; fair access; international disparities

Published Online: 2010-1-26

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nanotechnology; medicine; fair access; international disparities