Short- and long-term reliability of heart rate variability indices during repetitive low-force work

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 803-812

  Hallman, David M ^a   Srinivasan, Divya ^a   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Parasympathetic activity; Repetitive work; Variability; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84925506324     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: 14396327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3066-8     Document Type: Article

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