Moderate alcohol intake is related to increased heart rate variability in young adults: Implications for health and well-being

Psychophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1202-1208

  Quintana, Daniel S ^a   Guastella, Adam J ^a   Mcgregor, Iain S ^a   Hickie, Ian B ^a   Kemp, Andrew H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887411557     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12134     Document Type: Article

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