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Construction of surface models of the human trunk

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    N. G. Durdle & Z. Zhang

  2. Rehabilitation Technology Department, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    V. J. Raso & D. L. Hill

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Durdle, N.G., Zhang, Z., Raso, V.J. et al. Construction of surface models of the human trunk. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 35, 73–75 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510397

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