Comparison of low-complexity fall detection algorithms for body attached accelerometers

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-291

  Kangas, Maarit ^a   Konttila, Antti ^a   Lindgren, Per ^b   Winblad, Ilkka ^a   Jämsä, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hip fracture; Independent living; Movement analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; VELOCITY; WRIST;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46149107931     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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