Pacemaker Recall Highlights Security Concerns for Implantable Devices
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Implantable Medical Devices; Networking Security Survey
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.037331