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	Institution: STANFORD Univ Med Center  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 1 No. 2, November 1992   Archives  •  Online Features Science and Technology  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Technology Assessment An American Medical Association Perspective Sona Kalousdian, MD, MPH; Andrea L. Schneider; Jerod M. Loeb, PhD Arch Fam Med. 1992;1(2):291-295. Abstract The contemporary practice of medicine depends on the use of a wide array of technologies that did not exist 40 years ago. An exponential increase in our scientific knowledge base, and the subsequent application of this new information to clinical practice, have dramatically extended longevity, enhanced the quality of life, and improved the overall health status of the American public. Clinical medicine has become "a set of technologies for diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation."1 Author Affiliations From the Department of Technology Assessment (Dr Kalousdian and Ms Schneider) and Group Office, Group on Science and Public Health (Dr Loeb), American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill. THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES Alternative Medicine Meets Science Fontanarosa and Lundberg JAMA 1998;280:1618-1619. FULL TEXT   HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1992 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.