An accelerometry-based system for the assessment of balance and postural sway

Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-45

  Kamen, Gary ^a   Patten, Carolynn ^a   Du, C Duke ^a   Sison, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Aging; Balance; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031986156     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021981     Document Type: Article

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