Characterization of chaotic dynamics in the human menstrual cycle

Nonlinear Biomedical Physics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Derry, GN ^a   Derry, PS ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Paula Derry Enterprises in Health Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79960120540     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17534631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-4631-4-5     Document Type: Article

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