Evolution in impedance at the electrode-skin interface of two types of surface EMG electrodes during long-term recordings

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-279

  Hewson, David J ^a   Hogrel, Jean Yves ^b   Langeron, Yves ^a   Duchêne, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Impedance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MODEL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN ELECTRODE; SPECTRUM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VARIANCE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037410155     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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