Skin Conductance at 24 Source (Yuan) Acupoints in 8637 Patients: Influence of Age, Gender and Time of Day

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-23

  Chamberlin, Steve ^a   Colbert, Agatha P ^a   Larsen, Adrian ^b  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^b Miridia Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodermal activity at acupuncture points; Skin impedance; Skin resistance

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 79953004489     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(11)60003-4     Document Type: Article

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