Biofeedback of R-wave to pulse interval produces differential learning of blood pressure control

Scandinavian Journal of Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-25

  Rau, Harald ^a   Weitkunat, Rolf ^b   Brody, Stuart ^a   Bührer, Michael ^b   Jonak, Monika ^a   Ontoya, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 12244264488     PISSN: 02845717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506079609456004     Document Type: Article

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