Distinguishing falls from normal ADL using vertical velocity profiles

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3176-3179

  Bourke, Alan K ^b,c,d   O'Donovan, Karol J ^e   ÓLaighin, Gearóid M ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b CAALYX FP6 ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e Intel Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTHY SUBJECTS; VERTICAL VELOCITY THRESHOLDING (VVT);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 57649181451     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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