A novel fall detection algorithm for elderly using SHIMMER wearable sensors

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Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons

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Evaluation of a threshold-based tri-axial accelerometer fall detection algorithm

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Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Falls Prevention +8

Deaths: final data for 2007.

Jiaquan Xu, Kenneth D. Kochanek, Sherry L Murphy et al. · PubMed · 2010 · 654 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Epidemiology +16

SHIMMER™ – A Wireless Sensor Platform for Noninvasive Biomedical Research

Adrian W Burns, Barry R. Greene, Michael J. McGrath et al. · IEEE Sensors Journal · 2010 · 567 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17