Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 816-826 , October 2006

Analysis of the point mechanical impedance of fingerpad in vibration

Received 3 January 2005 ,Revised 23 November 2005 ,Accepted 30 November 2005.

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Medical Engineering & Physics
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