A measurement of electrocardiography and photoplethesmography in obese children

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-259

  Russoniello, C V ^c   Pougtachev, V ^a   Zhirnov, E ^a   Mahar, M T ^b  

^a Biocom Technologies   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Heart rate variability; Obesity; Photoplethesmography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; PROCEDURES;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 77956894499     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-010-9136-8     Document Type: Article

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