Elderly humans exposed to concentrated air pollution particles have decreased heart rate variability

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 21, Issue 40, 2003, Pages

  Devlin, R B ^a   Ghio, A J ^a   Kehrl, H ^a   Sanders, G ^b   Cascio, W ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability humans particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AGE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037542698     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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