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Acoustic Monitoring of Joint Health. / Spain, Lucy; Cheneler, David.
Data Acquisition: Recent Advances and Applications in Biomedical Engineering. ed. / Bartłomiej Płaczek. InTech, 2021.

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Spain, L & Cheneler, D 2021, Acoustic Monitoring of Joint Health. in B Płaczek (ed.), Data Acquisition: Recent Advances and Applications in Biomedical Engineering. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92868

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Spain, L., & Cheneler, D. (2021). Acoustic Monitoring of Joint Health. In B. Płaczek (Ed.), Data Acquisition: Recent Advances and Applications in Biomedical Engineering InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92868

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Spain L, Cheneler D. Acoustic Monitoring of Joint Health. In Płaczek B, editor, Data Acquisition: Recent Advances and Applications in Biomedical Engineering. InTech. 2021 Epub 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.92868

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Spain, Lucy ; Cheneler, David. / Acoustic Monitoring of Joint Health. Data Acquisition: Recent Advances and Applications in Biomedical Engineering. editor / Bartłomiej Płaczek. InTech, 2021.

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