Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 166-176 , March 2006

An electrode configuration technique using an electrode matrix arrangement for FES-based upper arm rehabilitation systems

  • S.B. O’Dwyer

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland
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  • D.T. O’Keeffe

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 61 202443; fax: +353 61 338176.
    • ,
  • Susan Coote

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiotherapy, University of Limerick, Ireland
    • ,
  • G.M. Lyons

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland

Received 16 June 2004 ,Revised 1 February 2005 ,Accepted 22 March 2005.

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PII: S1350-4533(05)00076-7

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.03.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 166-176 , March 2006

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