Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine (한국한의학연구원논문집)
- Volume 13 Issue 2 Serial No. 20
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- Pages.71-74
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- 2007
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- 1229-3377(pISSN)
A Study on the Sasang Constitutional Differences in the Pulse Wave of Korean Healthy Adult Men
한국인 성인 남성의 체질별 맥상 특성에 관한 연구
- Kim, Ho-Seok (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Ryu, Hyun-Hee (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Lee, Si-Woo (Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
- Published : 2007.08.30
Abstract
Background : Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM) is the field of traditional Korean medicine that emphasize four constitutional types for diagnosis and treatment. Appearance, personalities and pathological characteristics are main factors of Sasang constitutional classification. Previous studies carried out by the pulse analyzer showed that the pulse wave can discriminate these types. In addition, It was reported that the pulse wave are affected by age and sexuality. In this study, we investigated the pulse wave characteristics related Sasang constitution types in control group regarding their age and sexuality. Subjects and Method : Two hudred and eighteen volunteers participated in this study: healthy men in