Heart rate variability in adolescents with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea and anorexia nervosa

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 406-409

  Bomba, Monica ^a   Corbetta, Fabiola ^a   Gambera, Alessandro ^b   Nicosia, Franco ^c   Bonini, Luisa ^b   Neri, Francesca ^a   Tremolizzo, Lucio ^a   Nacinovich, Renata ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Spedali Civili ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anorexia nervosa; Autonomic nervous system; Eating disorders; Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES;

EID: 84893734898     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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