Improved estimation of sweating based on electrical properties of skin

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1074-1083

  Tronstad, Christian ^a   Kalvøy, Håvard ^a   Grimnes, Sverre ^a,b   Martinsen, Ørjan G ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance; Multilinear model; Skin conductance; Skin potential; Skin susceptance; Sweat rate; Sweating

Indexed keywords

BIO-IMPEDANCE; MULTILINEAR MODELS; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SWEAT RATES; SWEATING;

BIOPHYSICS; MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; SWEATING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN; SWEATING;

EID: 84876459816     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-013-0743-4     Document Type: Article

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