Differing effects of age on heart rate variability in men and women

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 302-305

  Stein, Phyllis K ^a   Kleiger, Robert E ^a   Rottman, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030792407     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00350-0     Document Type: Article

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