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Original Article

Gravimetric plethysmography for measurement of blood flow in the leg

P. A. Wiggins University Department of Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF
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S. H. Leveson University Department of Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF
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R. C. Kester University Department of Surgery, St. James's Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF
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D. T. Wilde Department of Medical Physics, St. James's Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF
Pages 16-19 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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