Differences in heart rate variability be
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Koen G. van der Kooy; Hein P. J. van Hout; Harm W. J. van Marwijk; Marten de Haa
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Objective To determine whether older primary care patients with a Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have lower heart rate variability (HRV) compared to non-depressed patients. HRV is a measure of cardiac autonomic functioning. Method A cross-sectional comparison of 136 elderly persons with MDD and 136