Electrodermal lability and hypertension

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 129-136

  Kronholm, Erkki ^a   Hyyppä, Markku T ^a   Jula, Antti ^a   Toikka, Tuula ^a  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrodermal lability; Hypertension; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKIN ELECTRODE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030219791     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8760(96)00044-X     Document Type: Article

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