Fibre-optic sensors in health care

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 967-979

  Mignani, Anna Grazia ^a   Baldini, Francesco ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FIBEROSCOPE; HEALTH CARE; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; DENTISTRY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBER OPTICS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0030986596     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/5/015     Document Type: Article

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