Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 177-186 , March 2006

A system for the delivery of programmable, adaptive stimulation intensity envelopes for drop foot correction applications

Received 11 December 2003 ,Revised 4 March 2005 ,Accepted 8 April 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00086-X

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.04.008

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 177-186 , March 2006

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