REPORT ON THE 13TH WARSAW INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CONGRESS, 11–14.05.2017, WARSAW, POLAND
Journal Title: Journal of Hearing Science - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
The Warsaw International Medical Congress (WIMC) is an international conference for students, PhD students, and postdoctoral scholars organized annually by the Student Scientific Society of the Warsaw Medical University. This year’s 13th conference, held from the 11th to 14th of May, gathered participants from 23 countries: Poland, Serbia, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Nepal, Lithuania, Latvia, Algeria, Egypt, Czech Republic, Germany, Georgia, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Scotland, Iran, England, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and Romania. A total of over 370 works were presented.
Authors and Affiliations
Joanna Rajchel, Piotr Henryk Skarzynski, Kamila Renke, Wojciech Pinkas, Karolina Penar, Anna Suska, Konrad Bukato
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