Fractal analysis of the uterine contractions

Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 499-504

  Oczeretko, Edward ^a   Kitlas, Agnieszka ^a   Świa̧tecka, Jolanta ^b   Laudański, Tadeusz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fractal dimension; Uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444279149     PISSN: 22822593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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