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    Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances
    12 Aug 2019Working Paper Summaries

    Case Histories of Significant Medical Advances

    by Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins
    Nine working papers by Srikant M. Datar and colleagues explore technologies pioneered during the late 20th century that US internists say have greatly improved patient care.
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    Author Abstract

    Health care technologies like ultrasound, mammography, and HIV testing have improved the quality of patient care in the United States, Europe, and Japan. This series of nine working papers explores technologies that produced or significantly advanced between 1975 and 2000 that US internists say have greatly improved patient care.

    • Magnetic Resonance Imaging | HBS Working Paper No. 20-001
    • Mammography | HBS Working Paper No. 20-002
    • Ultrasound | HBS Working Paper No. 20-003
    • Computed Tomography | HBS Working Paper No. 20-004
    • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | HBS Working Paper No. 20-005
    • Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori Infections to Treat Ulcers | HBS Working Paper No. 20-006
    • HIV Tests and AIDS Treatments | HBS Working Paper No. 20-007
    • Laparoscopy | HBS Working Paper No. 20-008
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting | HBS Working Paper No. 20-010

    Paper Information

    • Full Working Paper Text
    • Working Paper Publication Date: July 2019
    • HBS Working Paper Number: 20-001, 20-002, 20-003, 20-004, 20-005, 20-006, 20-007, 20-008, 20-010
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