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Possibilities for predictive measurement of the transthoracic impedance in defibrillation

V. Krasteva, F. Al Hatib, E. Trendafilova, I. Daskalov Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str. Bl. 105, 1113 So.a, Bulgaria
Pages 195-200 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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