'Smart' homes and telecare for independent living

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-14

  Tang, Puay ^a   Venables, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 0033657409     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633001933871     Document Type: Review

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