Comparison of Polar® heart rate interval data with simultaneously recorded ECG signals in horses

Comparative Exercise Physiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 137-142

  Parker, Matthew ^a   Goodwin, Deborah ^a   Eager, Rachael A ^b   Redhead, Edward S ^a   Marlin, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autonomic activity; ECG; electrodes; heart rate; heart rate variability; horses; Polar

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011463408     PISSN: 17552540     EISSN: 17552559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1755254010000024     Document Type: Article

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