Methods and results in characterizing electronic stethoscopes

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2002, Pages 653-656

  Watrous, R L ^a   Grove, D M ^a,c   Bowen, D L ^b  

^a Zargis Medical Corp   (United States)

^b RH Lyon Corp   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; SKIN; TISSUE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

HUMAN BODY TISSUES;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 0036945507     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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