Airflow and autonomic responses to stress and relaxation in asthma: The impact of stressor type

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-201

  Aboussafy, David ^a   Campbell, Tavis S ^b   Lavoie, Kim ^c,d   Aboud, Frances E ^d   Ditto, Blaine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airflow; Asthma; Autonomic; Passive coping; Stress; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; STATISTICS; STRESS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 23744501117     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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