Published on in Vol 8, No 5 (2020): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/14453, first published .
A Mobile Phone–Based Gait Assessment App for the Elderly: Development and Evaluation

A Mobile Phone–Based Gait Assessment App for the Elderly: Development and Evaluation

A Mobile Phone–Based Gait Assessment App for the Elderly: Development and Evaluation

Authors of this article:

Runting Zhong1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pei-Luen Patrick Rau2 Author Orcid Image

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