High-tech biomedical research: Lessons from Iran's experience

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Samadikuchaksaraei, Ali ^a   Mousavizadeh, Kazem ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; IRAN; RESEARCH;

EID: 44949165556     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-7-17     Document Type: Review

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