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Simultaneous measurement of skin blood flow by the transient thermal-clearance method and laser Doppler flowmetry

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  1. Department of Physics, Jerusalem College of Technology, PO Box 16031, 91160, Jerusalem, Israel

    M. Nitzan

  2. Department of Medical Engineering & Physics, King's College School of Medicine & Dentistry, Denmark Hill, SE5 8RX, London, UK

    S. L. E. Fairs & V. C. Roberts

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Nitzan, M., Fairs, S.L.E. & Roberts, V.C. Simultaneous measurement of skin blood flow by the transient thermal-clearance method and laser Doppler flowmetry. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 26, 407–410 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442300

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