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Autonomic Nervous Function in Vasovagal Syncope of Children and Adolescents

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This insight was supported by the Science and Technology Program of Beijing Municipality, China (Z171100001017253) and Peking University Clinical Scientist Program, China (BMU2019LCKXJ001).

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, 100034, China

    Chunyan Tao, Hongfang Jin & Junbao Du

  2. Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Sciences Centre, Beijing, 100191, China

    Chaoshu Tang

  3. Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA

    Selena Chen

  4. Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100191, China

    Junbao Du

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Tao, C., Tang, C., Chen, S. et al. Autonomic Nervous Function in Vasovagal Syncope of Children and Adolescents. Neurosci. Bull. 35, 937–940 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-019-00383-8

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