Basal Metabolic Rate and Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction in Men With Spinal Cord Injury**
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Control of heart rate by the autonomic nervous system in acute spinal cord injury.
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1930-7381,1930-739X
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.320