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Nasal airflow measurement using a compensated thermistor anemometer

Part 1 system description and qualitative analysis

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  1. Medical Electronics Research Group, Electronic Engineering Laboratories, University of Kent at Canterbury, CT2 7NT, Canterbury, Kent, UK

    S. S. Besar & S. W. Kelly

  2. Optical Communication Research Group, Electronic Engineering Laboratories, University of Kent at Canterbury, CT2 7NT, Canterbury, Kent, UK

    P. A. Greenhalgh

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Besar, S.S., Kelly, S.W. & Greenhalgh, P.A. Nasal airflow measurement using a compensated thermistor anemometer. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 27, 628–631 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441646

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