Effects of Volatile Organic Compounds, and Formaldehyde on Heart Rate Variability among Elderly People in Seoul
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Seo, Jeong-Cheol
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kang, Mo-Yeol (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Cho, Soo-Hun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lim, Youn-Hee (Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) Kim, Jin-Hee (Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center) Sohn, Jong-Ryeul (Department of Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences, Korea University) Hong, Yun-Chul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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