Analysis of fetal heart rate variability obtained by magnetocardiography

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-348

  Verklan, M Terese ^a   Padhye, Nikhil S ^a   Brazdeikis, Audrius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system maturation; Fetal MCG; Heart rate variability; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847347265     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200610000-00014     Document Type: Article

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