The observation of an ultradian rhythm of heart rate in low birth weight infants

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 545-554

  Ohta, H ^a   Cho, K ^a   Matsumoto, Y ^a   Matsuda, T ^a   Ohyu, J ^a   Fujimoto, S ^a   Honma, K ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body contact; Chi square periodogram; Feeding; Heart rate; Low birth weight infant; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN;

EID: 0032714746     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.30.5.545.1398     Document Type: Article

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