Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36 , Pages 139-144 , December 2003

PhysioNet: an NIH research resource for complex signals

  • Madalena Costa

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • George B. Moody

      Affiliations

    • Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Isaac Henry

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Ary L. Goldberger

      Affiliations

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ary L. Goldberger, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA

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☆ This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Research Resources (P41-RR13622).

PII: S0022-0736(03)00126-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.09.038

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36 , Pages 139-144 , December 2003

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