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Electric current perception study challenges electric safety limits

N. Leitgeb Department of Clinical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 16a, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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J. Schroettner Department of Clinical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Inffeldgasse 16a, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Pages 168-172 | Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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