Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD)

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• Medicine

  
  Measuring Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity in Children Aimée E. van Dijk*^1,2, René van Lien*^3,4, Manon van Eijsden^2,5, Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke⁶, Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte¹, Eco J. de Geus^{3,4 1}Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, ²Department of Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion, Public Health Service of Amsterdam (GGD), ³Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, ⁴EMGO+ Institute, VU University Medical Center, ⁵Institute of Health Sciences, VU University, ⁶Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center Measurement of autonomic nervous system activity usually confines the researcher and participant to the laboratory, which may provide an intimidating environment to children. The VU University Ambulatory Monitoring System (VU-AMS) device can record cardiac autonomic control in any setting. The VU-AMS proved very amenable to testing in children.