Electrical potential of acupuncture points: Use of a noncontact scanning kelvin probe

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gow, Brian J ^a   Cheng, Justine L ^b   Baikie, Iain D ^c   Martinsen, Ørjan G ^d,e   Zhao, Min ^f,g   Smith, Stephanie ^h   Ahn, Andrew C ^h,i  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KP TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

EID: 84872129559     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/632838     Document Type: Article

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