Complementary and non-coincident increases in heart rate variability and irregularity during fetal development

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Fleisher, Lee A ^a,c   Dipietro, Janet A ^a   Johnson, Timothy R B ^b   Pincus, Steven ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Electrocardiogram; Fetus; Gender; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030891457     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920345     Document Type: Article

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