An association between eating disorder behaviors and autonomic dysfunction in a nonclinical population. A pilot study

Appetite

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-142

  Green, Melinda A ^a   Hallengren, Jada J ^a   Davids, Christopher M ^a   Riopel, Cori M ^a   Skaggs, Anna K ^a  

^a Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Eating disorders; Vagal hyperactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; VAGUS TONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 67649908438     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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