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Title: Noninvasive multichannel urodynamic system: Obtaining cutaneous electrical signals from the human urinary bladder
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NSF-PAR ID:
10472583
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Publisher / Repository:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Lifestyle Medicine
Volume:
5
Issue:
1
ISSN:
2688-3740
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Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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