Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 727-733 , September 2006

Altering end-to-side anastomosis junction hemodynamics: The effects of flow-splitting

Received 2 March 2005 ,Revised 19 October 2005 ,Accepted 24 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.013

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 727-733 , September 2006

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