The reliable measurement of radial pulse characteristics

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 150-159

  King, Emma ^c   Cobbin, Deirdre ^c   Walsh, Sean ^a   Ryan, Damien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic techniques; Inter rater reliability; Palpation; Pulse diagnosis; Radial pulse; TCM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SENSATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036933509     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.20.4.150     Document Type: Article

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