Alternative communication systems for people with severe motor disabilities: A survey

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Pinheiro Jr, Carlos G ^a,b   Naves, Eduardo L M ^c   Pino, Pierre ^a   Losson, Etienne ^a   Andrade, Adriano O ^c   Bourhis, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^c Faculty of Electrical Engineering   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AAC SYSTEMS; ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; BIOELECTRICAL SIGNALS; BIOSIGNALS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; MOTOR DISABILITY; MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION AID; DISABLED PERSON; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 79954619594     PISSN: 1475925X     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-10-31     Document Type: Review

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