Blood volume pulse (BVP) derived vagal tone (VT) between 5 and 7 years of age: A methodological investigation of measurement and longitudinal stability

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-35

  Heathers, James A J ^a   Fink, Elian ^a   Kuhnert, Rebecca Lee ^a   De Rosnay, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Heart rate variability; RSA; Vagal tone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RSA; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS TONE;

CHILDREN; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; RSA; VAGAL TONE;

BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84889634004     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21088     Document Type: Article

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