Comparison of skin resistance between biological active points of left and right hands with various contact pressures

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2995-2998

  Fang, Qiang ^a   Bedi, Raji ^a   Ahmed, Beena ^a   Cosic, Irena ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aupuncture points; Bological Ative Points; Meridians; Skin Resistance; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SKIN; TISSUE;

AUPUNCTURE POINTS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVE POINTS; MERIDIANS; SKIN RESISTANCE; SYMMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 11144308404     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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