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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 125–129, February, 1986.
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Pustovalov, A.A., Shapovalov, V.P., Bovin, A.V. et al. Radioisotope thermoelectric generators for implanted pacemakers. At Energy 60, 155–161 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01371182
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