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Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Volume 2012, Article ID 931943, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/931943
Research Article

SDNN/RMSSD as a Surrogate for LF/HF: A Revised Investigation

Hui-Min Wang and Sheng-Chieh Huang

Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan

Received 6 April 2012; Accepted 13 June 2012

Academic Editor: Laurent Mevel

Copyright © 2012 Hui-Min Wang and Sheng-Chieh Huang. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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