The relationship between menopausal symptoms and heart rate variability in middle aged women

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 299-305

  Lee, Jin Oh ^a   Kang, Sung Goo ^a   Kim, Se Hong ^a   Park, Seo Jin ^a   Song, Sang Wook ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Menopause rating scale; Postmenopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053508429     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2011.32.5.299     Document Type: Article

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