Gerontechnology and human cognition

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 23-28

  Bock, Otmar ^a   Engelhard, Katharina ^a   Guardiera, Petra ^b   Allmer, Henning ^b   Kleinert, Jens ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b German Sport University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONTROL SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FALLING; GERONTECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; WALKING;

EID: 46949105418     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2008.919497     Document Type: Article

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