Measuring depth depends on frequency in electrical skin impedance measurements

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-181

  Martinsen, Ørjan G ^a   Grimnes, Sverre ^a,b   Haug, Erlend ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Frequency; Measuring depth; Skin impedance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0032793114     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1999.tb00128.x     Document Type: Article

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