Dynamic Characteristics of the Human Skull-Brain System

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-101

  Charalambopoulos, A ^a   Dassios, G ^b   Fotiadis, D I ^c   Massalas, C V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Frequency spectrum; Human head

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031967699     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(97)00261-6     Document Type: Article

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