Skin impedance measurements for acupuncture research: Development of a continuous recording system

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-450

  Colbert, Agatha P ^a   Yun, Jinkook ^a   Larsen, Adrian ^b   Edinger, Tracy ^a   Gregory, William L ^a   Thong, Tran ^a,c  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^b Miridia Technology Inc   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMI electrode; Capacitance; Electrodermal screening; ORI dry electrode; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 56749160311     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem060     Document Type: Article

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