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Original Article

Artificial neural network for normal, hypertensive, and preeclamptic pregnancy classification using maternal heart rate variability indexes

Eduardo Tejera
,
Maria Jose areiasMaternal Hospital “Julio Dinis”, Porto, Portugal
,
Ana RodriguesMaternal Hospital “Julio Dinis”, Porto, Portugal
,
Ana RamõaMaternal Hospital “Julio Dinis”, Porto, Portugal
,
Jose Manuel nieto-villarChemical-Physics Department, Havana University, Cuba
&
Irene Rebelo
Pages 1147-1151 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 01 Oct 2010, Published online: 21 Jan 2011

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