Evolving mechanical properties of a model of abdominal aortic aneurysm
โ Scribed by P. N. Watton; N. A. Hill
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 821 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1617-7959
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