Automatic Identification of Motion Artifacts in EHG Recording for Robust Analysis of Uterine Contractions

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Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Figure 2: Automatic Identification of Motion Artifacts in EHG Recording for Robust Analysis of Uterine Contractions 