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Mechanical properties of abdominal aortic aneurysm wall

M. J. Thubrikar, M. Labrosse, F. Robicsek, J. Al-Soudi, B. Fowler Heineman Medical Research Laboratory and the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Pages 133-142 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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