Continuous monitoring of upper-limb activity in a free-living environment: A validation study

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 947-956

  Vega Gonzalez, A ^a   Bain, B J ^b   Dall, P M ^b   Granat, Malcolm H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Arm; Monitoring; Movement; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

FREE-LIVING ENVIRONMENT; INTERCLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING; VOLUNTEER; WRIST;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34548704826     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0233-7     Document Type: Article

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