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image: The Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (TOHRC) Walk Test App was used to collect data in this research. Left: A participant completes a walk test with a smartphone attached to the lower back. Right: User interface of TOHRC Walk Test App after the walk test is complete. view more
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Article Title: Automated step detection with 6-minute walk test smartphone sensors signals for fall risk classification in lower limb amputees
Author Countries: Canada, Slovenia
Funding: This research was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). NSERC CREATE READI: RGPIN-2019-04106, E. D. L., https://carleton.ca/readi/ NSERC CREATE BEST 482728-2016-CREAT, N. B., http://create-best.com/#focus The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
PLOS Digital Health
10.1371/journal.pdig.0000088
Observational study
People
Automated step detection with 6-minute walk test smartphone sensors signals for fall risk classificiation in lower limb amputees
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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