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Main Authors: A S Talebi, M Maleki, P Hejazi, M Jadidi, R Ghorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
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Online Access:http://jbpe.ir/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/918