II. Electrical properties of meridians: With an overview of the electrodermal screening test

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Chen, Kuo Gen ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY; SKIN;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ELECTRODERMAL SCREENING DEVICE; ELECTRODERMAL SCREENING SYSTEM; ELECTRODERMAL SCREENING TEST; MERIDIANS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; BIOENERGY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERICARDIUM; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0030146902     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.499759     Document Type: Article

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