Hand volume estimates based on a geometric algorithm in comparison to water displacement

H N Mayrovitz1, N Sims, C J Hill

  • 1College of Medical Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33328, USA. mayrovit@nova.edu

Lymphology
|August 17, 2006
PubMed

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