Preliminary evaluation of a full-time falling monitor for the elderly

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 III, Issue , 2004, Pages 2180-2183

  Diaz A ^a   Prado, M ^a   Roa, L M ^a   Reina Tosina, J ^a   Sanchez G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Distributed architecture; Falls; Movement monitor; Personalized healthcare

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MICROCONTROLLERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE; FALLS; INTELLIGENT ACCELEROMETER UNIT (IAU); MOVEMENT MONITOR; PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE;

ACCELEROMETERS;

EID: 11144290704     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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