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EFOMP project on the role of biomedical physics in the education of healthcare professionals

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
Volume 15 (2009): Issue 1 (March 2009)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0001-0 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
biomedical physics education,
medical education,
academic role development,
curriculum development
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Biomedical engineering,
Physics,
Technical and applied physics,
Medical physics

© 2010 Carmel Caruana, M. Wasilewska-Radwanska, A. Aurengo, P. Dendy, V. Karenauskaite, M. Malisan, J. Meijer, V. Mornstein, E. Rokita, E. Vano, M. Wucherer, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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