What makes a biomedical engineer?

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 32-38

  Linsenmeier, Robert A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; INDUSTRY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; TEACHING; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141445963     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2003.1237489     Document Type: Review

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