Assessment of laughter by diaphragm electromyogram

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-79

  Kimata, H ^a,b   Morita, A ^a,b   Furuhata, S ^c   Itakura, H ^c   Ikenobu, K ^c   Kimura, Y ^c  

^a Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

^b Sanno University   (Japan)

^c KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649213508     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.02037.x     Document Type: Letter

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