Depression, anxiety, and heart rate variability: A case-control study in Taiwan

Journal of Medical Sciences (Taiwan)

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-18

  Chen, Li Fen ^a   Chang, Chuan Chia ^a   Tzeng, Nian Sheng ^a,b   Kuo, Terry B J ^c   Kao, Yu Chen ^a   Huang, San Yuan ^a   Chang, Hsin An ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Cardiac autonomic function; Comorbidity; Heart rate variability; Major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TAIWAN; VAGUS REFLEX;

EID: 84901372095     PISSN: 10114564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1011-4564.129383     Document Type: Article

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