Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 91-96 , December 2008

Changes in Electrical Skin Resistance at Gallbladder 34 (GB34)

  • Sybille Kramer

      Affiliations

    • Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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  • Daniela Zaps

      Affiliations

    • Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Bernhard Wiegele

      Affiliations

    • Fachbereich Elektrotechnik, FH Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Dominik Irnich

      Affiliations

    • Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dominik Irnich Interdisziplinäre Schmerzambulanz Innenstadt der LMU Pettenkoferstr. 8a 80336 Muenchen Germany

Received 1 April 2008 ,Accepted 9 September 2008.

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 GrantThis study was supported by the German Medical Acupuncture Association (DÄGfA).

PII: S2005-2901(09)60028-5

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60028-5

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 91-96 , December 2008

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