Coefficient of variation of R-R intervals in severe brain damage

Brain and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-455

  Nezu, Atsuo ^a   Kimura, Seiji ^a   Kobayashi, Takuya ^a   Osaka, Hitoshi ^a   Uehara, Saori ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain death; Cerebral palsy; Coefficient of variation of R R intervals

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STEM INJURY; BREATHING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; R WAVE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUPINE POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030292929     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(96)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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