Technology Innovations Developing a Sensor System to Detect Falls and Summon Assistance
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr. Aud is Associate Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing, Dr. Abbott is Clinical Associate Professor, School of Health Professions, Dr. Tyrer is Professor, Mr. Neelgund, Mr. Shriniwar, Mr. Mohammed, and Mr. Devarakonda are Graduate Research Assistants, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri. The authors disclose that they have no significant financial interests in any product or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity. This work was supported in part by the Alzheimer’s Association Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care grant program. Address correspondence to Myra A. Aud, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, S422, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211; e-mail: [email protected]. Posted: June 22, 2010 doi:10.3928/00989134-20100602-02 AbsTrAcT
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