Biomedical engineering's contribution to defending the homeland

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 175-186

  Kikuchi, Makoto ^a   Ishihara, Masayuki ^b   Matsui, Takemi ^b   Wakisaka, Hitoshi ^b   Ashida, Hiroshi ^b   Sato, Shunichi ^b   Ishizuka, Toshiaki ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HYDROGEL; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; JAPAN; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 2442665157     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2004.1297190     Document Type: Review

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