Smart portable rehabilitation devices

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Mavroidis, Constantinos ^a   Nikitczuk, Jason ^a   Weinberg, Brian ^a   Danaher, Gil ^a   Jensen, Katherine ^a   Pelletier, Philip ^a   Prugnarola, Jennifer ^a   Stuart, Ryan ^a   Arango, Roberto ^a   Leahey, Matt ^a   Pavone, Robert ^a   Provo, Andrew ^a   Yasevac, Dan ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELBOW; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLOW KINETICS; GAIT; KNEE; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MACHINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOSIS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PERFORMANCE; PROSTHESIS; SPLINT; TIME; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 23944470214     PISSN: 17430003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-2-18     Document Type: Article

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