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Title: Effect of respiration harmonics on beat-to-beat analysis of heart signal
Award ID(s):
2039089
NSF-PAR ID:
10468098
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE Xplore
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1081 to 1084
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
San Diego, CA, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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