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Physical Techniques in Biological Research

1962 • 520 citations

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1981 • 243 citations

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1984 • 135 citations

Practical aspects of automatic cardioverter/defibrillator implantation

1984 • 100 citations

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1973 • 87 citations

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1976 • 45 citations

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1985 • 33 citations

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1986 • 26 citations

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1986 • 19 citations

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1989 • 11 citations