Developmental changes in autonomic nervous system resting and reactivity measures in Latino children from 6 to 60 months of age

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 668-677

  Alkon, Abbey ^a   Boyce, W Thomas ^b   Davis, Nicole Vujan ^a   Eskenazi, Brenda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; children; development; Latino; psychobiology

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; UNITED STATES;

ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; POVERTY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955159912     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3182331fa6     Document Type: Article

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