Controllable mechanical tremor reduction. Assessment of two orthoses

Technology and Disability

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 169-178

  Belda Lois, Juan Ma ^a   Martinez Reyero, A I ^a   Castillo, A ^b   Rocon, E ^c   Pons, J L ^c   Loureiro, R ^d   Manto, M ^e   Normie, L ^f   Soede, M ^g  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Insituto de Automática Industria ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^f The Israeli Center for Assistive Technology and Aging   (Israel)

^g INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LIMB TREMOR; ORTHOSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 39049145244     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2007-19402     Document Type: Article

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