A statistical approach to the quantitative comparison of pulsatile flow in vitro data of prosthetic heart valve testing

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Barbaro, Vincenzo ^a   Grigioni, Mauro ^a   Daniele, Carla ^a   Boccanera, Giovanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0031028845     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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