A portable, low-cost system for posturography: A platform for longitudinal balance telemetry

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Hubbard, Brad ^a   Pothier, David ^b   Hughes, Cian ^c   Rutka, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Posturography; Telemetry; Wii

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABILOGRAPHY; TELEMETRY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEMETRY; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84862555686     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.110082     Document Type: Article

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