Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia in Persons with Organic Solvent Exposure: Comparisons with Anxiety Patients and Controls

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-180

  Steinhauer, Stuart R ^a,b   Morrow, Lisa A ^a   Condray, Ruth ^a,b   Scott, Allene J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Armstrong Occupational Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Heart rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Solvent exposure

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0035036006     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604070     Document Type: Article

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