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Innovations

Synthesisation of design features for multifunctional stretcher concepts

Shao Hng LimFaculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia
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Poh Kiat NgFaculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, Melaka, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 145-157 | Received 12 Nov 2020, Accepted 21 Dec 2020, Published online: 04 Feb 2021

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