New portable instrument for long-term ambulatory monitoring of posture change using miniature electro-magnetic inclinometers

An instrument has been developed which allows the detection and recording of a subject's postural changes. The main advantage of this instrument is that these postural changes can be monitored without an observer, with simplicity of measurement and data retrieval, convenience of use, and over a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical & biological engineering & computing 1994-05, Vol.32 (3), p.357-360
Hauptverfasser:	TANAKA, S, YAMAKOSHI, K, ROLFE, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Ambulatory Care - methods Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure - physiology Gravitation Heart Rate - physiology Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous. Technology Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques Posture - physiology Space life sciences Transducers
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Zusammenfassung:	An instrument has been developed which allows the detection and recording of a subject's postural changes. The main advantage of this instrument is that these postural changes can be monitored without an observer, with simplicity of measurement and data retrieval, convenience of use, and over a 24 h period.
ISSN:	0140-0118 1741-0444
DOI:	10.1007/bf02512539