Short-term stability of resting heart rate variability: Influence of position and gender

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-218

  Young, Fiona L S ^a   Leicht, Anthony S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Gender; Heart rate; Parasympathetic; Reproducibility; Resting position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REST; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954604124     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h10-103     Document Type: Article

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