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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 5, 2010 - Issue 4: Selected Papers from the International Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe)
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Design of inductive sensors for tongue control system for computers and assistive devices

Eugen R. LontisDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, SMI, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lotte N. S. A. StruijkDepartment of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, SMI, Aalborg, Denmark
Pages 266-271 | Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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