Active assistance for senior healthcare: A wearable system for fall detection

Elders lose independence and wellbeing, accompanied by decreased functions in terms of hearing, vision, strength and coordination abilities. These factors contribute to balance difficulties that eventually lead to falls. The injuries due to falls, at this age, are risky, since most of the times may...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Terroso, Miguel (author)
Outros Autores: Freitas, Ricardo (author), Gabriel, Joaquim (author), Marques, António Torres (author), Simões, Ricardo (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26687
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26687