Polyurethane pacemaker leads the contribution of clinical expertise to the elucidation of failure modes and biodegradation mechanisms

Clinical Evaluation of Medical Devices: Principles and Case Studies: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 285-304

  Stokes, Ken ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

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EID: 84891967795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-004-1_17     Document Type: Chapter

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