Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 579-587 , July 2006

A new method for processing of continuous intracranial pressure signals

Received 13 March 2005 ,Revised 25 July 2005 ,Accepted 28 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.09.008

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 579-587 , July 2006

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