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Assistive Technology
The Official Journal of RESNA
Volume 26, 2014 - Issue 2
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Improving Mouse Controlling and Movement for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Involuntary Tremor Using Adaptive Path Smoothing Technique via B-Spline

, MEng, , PhD, , PhD & , MD

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