Multifractal analysis of heart rate variability and laser Doppler flowmetry fluctuations: Comparison of results from different numerical methods

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 6279-6297

  Humeau, Anne ^a   Buard, Benjamin ^a,b   Mahé, Guillaume ^c   Chapeau Blondeau, François ^a   Rousseau, David ^a   Abraham, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Groupe Esaip   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 78149346110     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/20/015     Document Type: Article

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