Autonomic nervous function in final year Oriental medical students in Korea: Influence of gender, age and academic performance

Stress and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 430-436

  Kim, Kyu Seok ^a   Nam, Hae Jeong ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

academic performance; age; autonomic nervous system (ANS); gender; heart rate variability (HRV)

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SCHOOL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 78649856258     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1316     Document Type: Article

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