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Design and fabrication of a novel passive hand tremor attenuator

Mehdi MasoumiThe Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Stephen KmanziThe Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Hanchuan WangThe Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Hadi MohammadiThe Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 597-605 | Received 30 Oct 2019, Accepted 25 May 2021, Published online: 21 Jul 2021

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