A systematic review of ECG and physiological parameter analysis for stress detection via machine learning
*Vidhi SutariaCorresponding authorsutariavidhi24@gmail.comDepartment of Computer ApplicationsGLS UniversityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India0009-0005-1199-5399View full profile → , Arpit Jainarpit.jain@glsuniversity.ac.inDepartment of Computer Applications and Information TechnologyGLS UniversityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India0000-0002-2762-6711View full profile →
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- Received:
- 12 Feb 2025
- Published Online:
- 24 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JSMS-1535
- Pages:
- 1565–1575
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