Reproducibility and validity of heart rate variability and respiration rate measurements in participants with prolonged fatigue complaints

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 623-630

  Sluiter, Judith K ^a   Guijt, Alida M ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Concurrent validity; Prolonged fatigue and reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; REST; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63349110475     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0391-4     Document Type: Article

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