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Measurement of human blood viscosity by an electromagnetic spinning sphere viscometer

Koji FurukawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Takeo AbumiyaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Keiji SakaiDepartment of Fundamental Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
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Miki HiranoDepartment of Fundamental Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;
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Toshiya OsanaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Hideo ShichinoheDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Naoki NakayamaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Ken KazumataDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Toshimitsu AidaHokkaido Neurosurgical Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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Kiyohiro HoukinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan;
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Pages 285-292 | Received 26 Dec 2015, Accepted 11 Apr 2016, Published online: 11 May 2016

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