Mechanomyography as an access pathway: Corporeal contraindications

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 552-563

  Alves, Natasha ^a,b   Chau, Tom ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access technologies; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; cerebral palsy; disability; mechanomyogram; muscle activity; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYOGRAPHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF HELP; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958235350     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2010.541323     Document Type: Article

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