Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 765-774 , September 2007

The application of a use case/task based approach in the development of software for a portable neuromuscular stimulator device

Received 7 March 2006 ,Revised 14 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.016

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 765-774 , September 2007