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Editorial

Medical devices to deliver transcutaneous electrical stimulation using interferential current to treat constipation

Bridget R SouthwellMurdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Australia and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, [email protected]
Pages 701-704 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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