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Penetration of electric fields into a concentric-sphere model of biological tissue

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  1. Department of Physics, University of the South, 37375, Sewanee, TN, USA

    F. X. Hart

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Medical Center, 71130, Shreveport, LA, USA

    A. A. Marino

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Hart, F.X., Marino, A.A. Penetration of electric fields into a concentric-sphere model of biological tissue. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 24, 105–108 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441615

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