Continuum thermomechanics and the clinical treatment of disease and injury

Applied Mechanics Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-260

  Humphrey, J D ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOTHERMOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TREATMENT; CONTINNUM THERMOMECHANICS; RADIO-FREQUENCY;

BIOMECHANICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DERMATOLOGY; ENTROPY; HEALTH CARE; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE;

DISEASES;

EID: 0038273586     PISSN: 00036900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1536177     Document Type: Review

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