Does paced breathing improve the reproducibility of heart rate variability measurements?

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 225-230

  Kobayashi, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL NURSING UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Controlled respiration; Heart rate variability; Paced breathing; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 77449086133     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.28.225     Document Type: Article

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