The relationship between nature-based tourism and autonomic nervous system function among older adults

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 159-162

  Chang, Liang Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PATH ANALYSIS; SINUS NODE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TAIWAN; TOURISM; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOREST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; LEISURE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT; TRAVEL;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORESTS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TRAVEL;

EID: 84898808638     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12108     Document Type: Article

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