Intelligent mobile agents in elderly care

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-75

  Camarinha Matos, L M ^a   Vieira, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INTERNET;

ELDERLY CARE SYSTEMS; MOBILE AGENTS; MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0033617065     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8890(98)00083-9     Document Type: Article

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