Heart rate variability - A historical perspective

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 2 NOV, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Billman, George E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Frequency domain; Heart rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Time domain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857250260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00086     Document Type: Article

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