Detection of gait and postures using a miniaturised triaxial accelerometer-based system: Accuracy in community-dwelling older adults

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-262

  Dijkstra, Baukje ^a   Kamsma, Yvo ^a   Zijlstra, Wiebren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; AGED; BODY POSTURE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; STANDING; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77949354211     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp249     Document Type: Letter

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