Moderate-term reproducibility of heart rate variability during rest and light to moderate exercise in children

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 627-633

  Leicht, Anthony S ^a   Allen, G D ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Neural control; Parasympathetic; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; RANK SUM TEST; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 52949148607     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008000700013     Document Type: Article

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