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On the validity of using the Polar RS800 heart rate monitor for heart rate variability research

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The authors, DSQ, JAH and AHK are supported by an Australian Rotary Health/Hooton family scholarship, an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and a NHMRC Career development fellowship (571101), respectively.

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  1. School of Psychology, Brennan MacCallum Building (A18), The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    Daniel S. Quintana, James A. J. Heathers & Andrew H. Kemp

  2. CADE Clinic, Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Andrew H. Kemp

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Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. & Kemp, A.H. On the validity of using the Polar RS800 heart rate monitor for heart rate variability research. Eur J Appl Physiol 112, 4179–4180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2453-2

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