Clinical engineers in the 21st century

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Zambuto, Raymond Peter ^a  

^a Technology in Medicine Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 4043053666     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2004.1317980     Document Type: Review

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