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Electrical current distribution under transthoracic defibrillation and pacing electrodes

S. Papazov Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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Z. Kostov Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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I. Daskalov Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
Pages 22-27 | Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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