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The effect of alignment on the pressure/flow characteristics of flow control shunt valves

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Hudgins, R.J. The effect of alignment on the pressure/flow characteristics of flow control shunt valves. Child's Nerv Syst 17, 471 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810100468

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