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Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity in young normotensive African-American women

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  1. Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT, 06515-1355, USA

    Peter Latchman, Robert Axtell & Jason Pereira

  2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yashiva University, Bronx, NY, USA

    Gregory Gates

  3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Matthew Bartels

  4. College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Ronald Edmond De Meersman

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Latchman, P., Gates, G., Axtell, R. et al. Spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity in young normotensive African-American women. Clin Auton Res 23, 209–213 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-013-0203-0

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