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Product Description: This volume presents the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam which was held in Ho Chi Minh City as a Mega-conference. It is kicked off by the Regenerative Medicine Conference with the theme "BUILDING A FACE" USING A REGENERATIVE MEDICINE APPROACH, endorsed mainly by the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)...read more

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Product Description: This volume presents the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam which was held from June 16-18, 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City. The volume reflects the progress of Biomedical Engineering and discusses problems and solutions...read more

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Product Description: This text covers the entire CACA 1.1 syllabus, from fundamental concepts in Part One, through practice at examination questions in Part Two, to a complete mock examination. Each chapter in Part One introduces and explains the concepts, with a range of student learning aids - objectives, summary, worked examples, marginal notes, self-assessment questions (usually multiple choice) and examination hints...read more

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