Therapeutic Magnets Do Not Affect Tissue Temperatures

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-31

  Sweeney, Kathleen B ^a   Merrick, Mark A ^b   Ingersoll, Christopher D ^c   Swez, John A ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomagnetism; Hall voltage; Intramuscular temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002316048     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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