Vortex formation in the cardiovascular system

Vortex Formation in the Cardiovascular System

Volumn 9781447122883, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-164

  Kheradvar, Arash ^a   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2288-3     Document Type: Book

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