Christa Altenstetter is professor of political science, deputy executive officer, and interim director of the European Union Studies Center at the City University of New York Graduate Center, USA. She is the author of Medical Devices.

• List of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Introduction2 Knowledge, Analyses, and Experiences3 Medical Technology Regulation4 The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL)5 Responses to Global Pressures6 Organizational Reform and Government Responsibilities7 Advisory Committees, Science, and Reimbursement8 Initiatives, Operations, and Processes9 Realities of Clinical MedicineSummary and Concluding CommentsBibliographyIndex

Christa Altenstetter is professor of political science, deputy executive officer, and interim director of the European Union Studies Center at the City University of New York Graduate Center, USA. She is the author of Medical Devices.

• List of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Introduction2 Knowledge, Analyses, and Experiences3 Medical Technology Regulation4 The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL)5 Responses to Global Pressures6 Organizational Reform and Government Responsibilities7 Advisory Committees, Science, and Reimbursement8 Initiatives, Operations, and Processes9 Realities of Clinical MedicineSummary and Concluding CommentsBibliographyIndex

Christa Altenstetter is professor of political science, deputy executive officer, and interim director of the European Union Studies Center at the City University of New York Graduate Center, USA. She is the author of Medical Devices.

• List of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Introduction2 Knowledge, Analyses, and Experiences3 Medical Technology Regulation4 The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL)5 Responses to Global Pressures6 Organizational Reform and Government Responsibilities7 Advisory Committees, Science, and Reimbursement8 Initiatives, Operations, and Processes9 Realities of Clinical MedicineSummary and Concluding CommentsBibliographyIndex