Local tissue water assessed by measuring forearm skin dielectric constant: Dependence on measurement depth, age and body mass index

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Dielectric constant; Skin water; Tissue water

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY MASS INDEX; COAXIAL LINE; COAXIAL PROBE; DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; EXCITATION FIELD; NORMAL TISSUE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE CHANGES; TISSUE WATER CONTENT;

PERMITTIVITY; PROBES; WATER CONTENT;

TISSUE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; SKIN EXAMINATION; TISSUE WATER; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN AGING; WATER; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549106115     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2009.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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