Non-linear dynamics for clinicians: Chaos theory, fractals, and complexity at the bedside

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9011, 1996, Pages 1312-1314

  Goldberger, Ary L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THEORY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NON-NASA CENTER;

NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NON-NASA CENTER;

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; FRACTALS; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0029870969     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90948-4     Document Type: Article

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