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European Heart Journal 2001 22(23):2144-2146; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2832
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Circadian variation of arrhythmic events, electrophysiological properties, and the autonomic nervous system

S. Behrensa and M. R. Franzb

a Medizinische Klinik II (Department of Cardiology & Pulmology), Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University Berlin, Germany
b Division of Cardiology, Georgetown University and VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

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