Changes in electrical skin resistance at gallbladder 34 (GB34)

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Kramer, Sybille ^a   Zaps, Daniela ^a   Wiegele, Bernhard ^b   Irnich, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electrodermal testing; Skin impedance

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN ELECTRODE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; CHEMISTRY; IMPEDANCE; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749112042     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60028-5     Document Type: Article

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