Computers in Biology and Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 164-170 , February 2012

Spectral analysis of heart rate variability with the autoregressive method: What model order to choose?

  • Eduardo Miranda Dantas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • Marcela Lima Sant'Anna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • Rodrigo Varejão Andreão

      Affiliations

    • Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Av. Vitória, 1728 Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Christine Pereira Gonçalves

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • Elis Aguiar Morra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • Marcelo Perim Baldo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • Sérgio Lamêgo Rodrigues

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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  • José Geraldo Mill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468 Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Received 12 May 2011 ,Accepted 10 November 2011.

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PII: S0010-4825(11)00223-X

doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2011.11.004

Computers in Biology and Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 164-170 , February 2012

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