Association between heart rate variability and cognitive function in elderly community-dwelling men without dementia: A preliminary report

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 958-960

  Yang, Albert C C ^a,b   Tsai, Shih Jen ^a,b   Hong, Chen Jee ^a,b   Yang, Cheng Hong ^a,b   Hsieh, Cheng Hsi ^c   Liu, Mu En ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PUBLIC HOUSING; REFERENCE VALUES; TAIWAN;

EID: 43249090037     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01662.x     Document Type: Letter

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