Telemonitoring and telerehabilitation of patients with Parkinson's disease: Health technology assessment of a novel wearable step counter

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-83

  Giansanti, Daniele ^a   Macellari, Velio ^a   Maccioni, Giovanni ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment; Pedometer; Portable device; Step counting; Telemonitoring; Telerehabilitation; Wearable device; Wireless device

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INTEROPERABILITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING; WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

GASTROCNEMIUS EXPANSION MEASUREMENT UNIT (GEMU); HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PORTABLE DEVICE; STEP COUNTING; TELEMONITORING; TELEREHABILITATION; WEARABLE DEVICE; WIRELESS DEVICE;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMONITORING;

HUMANS; ITALY; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARKINSON DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; WALKING;

EID: 40549098384     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0019     Document Type: Article

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