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Warren  \n[www.books.elsevier.com](www.books.elsevier.com)  \nThird Edition  \nPhysics in Biology and Medicine  \nPaul Davidovits  \nAMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SYDNEY • TOKYO  \nAcademic Press is an imprint of Elsevier  \nACADEMIC PRESS  \nAcademic Press is an imprint of Elsevier  \n30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA  \n525 B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, California 92101-4495, USA  \n84 Theobald’s Road, London WC1X 8RR, UK  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.   \nCopyright  2008, Elsevier Inc. 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