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Innovation

An intelligent rollator for mobility impaired persons, especially stroke patients

Thomas HellströmDepartment of Computing Science, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Olof LindahlDepartment of Radiation Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Tomas BäcklundDepartment of Radiation Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Marcus KarlssonDepartment of Radiation Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Peter HohnloserDepartment of Computing Science, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Anna BråndalDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Xiaolei HuNeurocenter, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;
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Per WesterDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital of Northern Sweden and Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; ;Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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Pages 270-279 | Received 26 Nov 2015, Accepted 14 Mar 2016, Published online: 14 Apr 2016

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