Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 438-448 , June 2006

A microcontroller system for investigating the catch effect: Functional electrical stimulation of the common peroneal nerve

  • D.J. Hart

      Affiliations

    • Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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  • P.N. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK
    • Academic Biomedical Engineering Research Group, School of Design, Engineering and Computing, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK
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  • P.H. Chappell

      Affiliations

    • Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 23 8059 3442; fax: +44 23 8059 2901.
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  • D.E. Wood

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8BJ, UK
    • Academic Biomedical Engineering Research Group, School of Design, Engineering and Computing, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK

Received 29 March 2004 ,Revised 1 July 2005 ,Accepted 7 July 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00159-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.07.014

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 438-448 , June 2006

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