Lung meridian acupuncture point skin impedance in asthma and description of a mathematical relationship with FEV 1

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 187-191

  Ngai, Shirley P C ^a   Jones, Alice Y M ^a   Cheng, Eric K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture point; Asthma; Skin impedance

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FOREARM; HUMAN; LUNG MERIDIAN ACUPOINT SKIN IMPEDANCE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ASTHMA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MERIDIANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROC CURVE; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 81155130869     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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