Living Data : Making Sense of Health Biosensing /

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As individuals increasingly seek ways of accessing, understanding and sharing data about their own bodies, this book offers a critique of the popular claim that 'more information' equates to 'better health'. Through case studies which focus on significant life changes, the author...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roberts, Celia, 1968- (Autor), Mort, Maggie (Autor), Mackenzie, Adrian, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago, IL : Bristol University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sante publique > Systemes d'information.
Biocapteurs.
Selbsttest
Krankheit
Gesundheitswesen
Datenaustausch
Messung
Gesundheit
Biosensor
Biosensors.
Consumer Health Information.
Health Information Systems.
Data Analysis.
Biosensing Techniques > methods.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As individuals increasingly seek ways of accessing, understanding and sharing data about their own bodies, this book offers a critique of the popular claim that 'more information' equates to 'better health'. Through case studies which focus on significant life changes, the authors examine the potential challenges related to people's changing relationships with traditional health systems as access to, and control over data shifts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781529207514

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