Improved device for measuring scratching activity in patients with pruritus

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 220-224

  Molenaar, H A J ^a   Oosting, J ^a   Jones, E A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data logging; Piezo element; Pruritus; Scratching activity

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG THERAPY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT;

DATA LOGGING; PIEZO ELEMENT; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING ACTIVITY;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FINGER NAIL; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; VIBRATION;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRURITUS;

EID: 0032031216     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02510746     Document Type: Article

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