Smartphone-based solutions for fall detection and prevention: The farseeing approach;Smartphonebasierte lösungen zur sturzerkennung und -prävention: Das farseeing-projekt

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 722-727

  Mellone, S ^a   Tacconi, C ^a   Schwickert, L ^b   Klenk, J ^b,c   Becker, C ^b   Chiari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fall detection; Fall prevention; Monitoring; Smartphone; Timed up and go test

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; AGED; ALARM MONITOR; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CELLULAR PHONE; CLINICAL ALARMS; DATA DISPLAY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETOMETRY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84870334401     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-012-0404-5     Document Type: Article

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