Using contact centers in tele-management and home care of congestive heart failure patients: The CHS experience

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2002, Pages 281-284

  Maglaveras, Nicos ^a   Gogou, G ^a   Chouvarda, I ^a   Koutkias, V ^a   Lekka, I ^a   Adamidis, D ^a   Karvounis, C ^a   Louridas, G ^a   Balas, E A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT MONITORING; TELEMEDICINE;

TELE-MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 0036955665     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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