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High-reliability microcontroller nerve stimulator for assistance in regional anaesthesia procedures

Carlos A. FerriDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Antonio A. F. QuevedoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil; ;Center of Biomedical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, BrazilORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-6791View further author information
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Pages 415-424 | Received 19 Jan 2017, Accepted 27 Mar 2017, Published online: 27 Apr 2017

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