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Malik, M., Smits, K.F.A.A. & Lindemans, F.W. Effects of anisotropic myocardial conductivity in model of defibrillation current density distribution. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 32 (Suppl 1), S34–S40 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02523325
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