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[EXPERIMENTAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE SYSTOLIC WAVES IN A BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM]

T A LEAO, E G DE FREITAS, E M DE OLIVEIRA

    Revista Brasileira De Cirurgia
    |April 1, 1965
    PubMed
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    Keywords:
    BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHYDOGSEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY

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