Community activity and participation are reduced in transtibial amputee fallers: A wearable technology study

BMJ Innovations

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 10-16

  Hordacre, Brenton ^a   Barr, Christopher ^a   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SIGNAL DETECTION; STEPWATCH3 ACTIVITY MONITOR; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84999465902     PISSN: 20558074     EISSN: 2055642X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2014-000014     Document Type: Article

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