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George P Huang1, Hongtao Yu1, Zifeng Yang1

  • 1a Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , Wright State University , Dayton , OH , USA.

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
|May 4, 2018
PubMed

Keywords:
1D circulation modelCircle of Willisblood flow

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