Reliability of AcuGraph system for measuring skin conductance at acupoints

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Mist, Scott D ^a,b   Aickin, Mikel ^b,c   Kalnins, Paul ^b   Cleaver, Jim ^b   Batchelor, Roger ^b   Thorne, Tracy ^b   Chamberlin, Steve ^b   Tippens, Kim ^b   Colbert, Agatha P ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; SKIN;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052465611     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2010.003012     Document Type: Article

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