Effects of gender and altitude on short-term heart rate variability in children

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-339

  Sharshenova, Ainash A ^a   Majikova, Elvira J ^a   Kasimov, Omor T ^a   Kudaiberdieva, Gulmira ^a  

^a Scientific and Production Center of Preventive Medicine   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Altitude; Children; Gender; Heart rate variability; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REST; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SINUS NODE; SITTING; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33846347547     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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