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| Discipline | Medicine |
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| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1998-present |
| Publisher | Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group (Nigeria) |
| Frequency | Triannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Afr. J. Biomed. Res. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1119-5096 |
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The African Journal of Biomedical Research covers all fields within the biomedical sciences including the allied health fields.
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The European Underwater and Baromedical Society (EUBS) is a primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide. The organization was initially formed as the European Underwater and Biomedical Society in 1971 and was an affiliate of the Undersea Medical Society for several years. Its purpose is promoting the advancement of diving and hyperbaric medicine and the education of those involved in the field; EUBS provides a forum and a journal for exchange of information and promotes research into diving medicine.
