Continuous and noninvasive recording of cardiovascular parameters with the Finapres finger cuff enhances undergraduate student understanding of physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Hodgson, Yvonne ^a   Choate, Julia ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac output; Heart rate; Laboratory class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859350205     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00097.2011     Document Type: Article

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