Clinical utility of electrodermal activity at acupuncture points: A narrative review

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Colbert, Agatha P ^a   Spaulding, Keith P ^b   Ahn, Andrew C ^c,d   Cutro, Janet A ^e  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FATIGUE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83255185059     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2011-010021     Document Type: Article

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