Flow of Blood through Narrow Tubes
β Scribed by SCOTT BLAIR, G. W.
- Book ID
- 109608407
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1960
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 186
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/186708b0
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