An experience of health technology assessment in new models of care for subjects with Parkinson's disease by means of a new wearable device

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 467-472

  Giansanti, Daniele ^a   Maccioni, Giovanni ^a   Morelli, Sandra ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

GEMU; Health Technology Assessment; Parkinson' disease; Step counting

Indexed keywords

BINARY INFORMATION; DIABETES CARE; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA); MOTION ACTIVITY; NEW MODEL; PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD); REHABILITATION (CONSTRUCTION); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (IGC: E4/K7); TELE-MONITORING;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EXPERIENCE; FORCE; FORCE SENSING RESISTOR; GASTROCNEMIUS EXPANSION MEASUREMENT UNIT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PARKINSON DISEASE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 46249109734     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0078     Document Type: Article

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