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Erratum: Assessment of cardiovascular reactivity by fractal and recurrence quantification analysis of heart rate and pulse transit time
Correction to: Journal of Human Hypertension 2003; 17: 111–118. doi: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001517 In the above paper, an error has been identified in the listing of an author's name.
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