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Design and evaluation of a new computer-based force vectorballistocardiograph

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  1. Medizinische Klinik (Innere Medizin III), Universität des Saarlandes, D-6650, Homburg (Saar), Federal Republic of Germany

    H. Schwerdt, L. Bette & H. J. Schieffer

  2. Institut für Biophysik, Universität des Saarlandes, D-6650, Homburg (Saar), Federal Republic of Germany

    R. Grillmaier & H. K. Stanger

  3. Kinderklinik, Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes, D-6650, Homburg (Saar), Federal Republic of Germany

    W. Hoffmann

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Schwerdt, H., Bette, L., Grillmaier, R. et al. Design and evaluation of a new computer-based force vectorballistocardiograph. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 25, 453–458 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443368

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