[Analysis of variability of physiologic parameters using the Poincare plot]

M Javorka1

  • 1Ustav fyziológie, Jesseniova lekárska fakulta UK, Martin. Mjavorka@jfmed.uniba.sk

Ceskoslovenska Fysiologie
|June 11, 2002
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