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spellingShingle Mayr, Winfried, Bijak, Manfred, Girsch, Werner, Hofer, Christian, Lanmüller, Hermann, Rafolt, Dietmar, Rakos, Monika, Sauermann, Stefan, Schmutterer, Christoph, Schnetz, Guntram, Unger, Ewald, Freilinger, Gerhard, Artificial Organs, MYOSTIM‐FES to Prevent Muscle Atrophy in Microgravity and Bed Rest: Preliminary Report, Biomedical Engineering, General Medicine, Biomaterials, Medicine (miscellaneous), Bioengineering
title MYOSTIM‐FES to Prevent Muscle Atrophy in Microgravity and Bed Rest: Preliminary Report
title_full MYOSTIM‐FES to Prevent Muscle Atrophy in Microgravity and Bed Rest: Preliminary Report
title_fullStr MYOSTIM‐FES to Prevent Muscle Atrophy in Microgravity and Bed Rest: Preliminary Report
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title_sort myostim‐fes to prevent muscle atrophy in microgravity and bed rest: preliminary report
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