The Role of Assessment and Evaluation in Rehabilitation Robotics Research and Development: Moving from Concept to Clinic to Context

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 56-61

  Hammel, Joy M ^a  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORIES; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCEPTUAL BRAINSTORMING; FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS; PHYSICAL SENSORING; REHABILITATION ROBOTICS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0029270285     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.372892     Document Type: Article

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