Laplaces law: What it is about, where it comes from, and how it is often applied in physiology [retrospectroscope]

IEEE Pulse

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Valentinuzzi, Max E ^a   Kohen, Alberto J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; SINGLE POINT;

MAMMALS;

EID: 79961007306     PISSN: 21542287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MPUL.2011.942054     Document Type: Article

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