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Design and development of an ergonomic neonatal surgical table

Obinna P. Fidelisa Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Technology Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-6774
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Martins E. Amaechia Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Technology Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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Ephraim O. Nwoyeb Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Pages 129-135 | Received 19 Oct 2021, Accepted 12 Nov 2021, Published online: 10 Dec 2021

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