A review of approaches to mobility telemonitoring of the elderly in their living environment

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-563

  Scanaill, Cliodhna Ní ^a   Carew, Sheila ^b   Barralon, Pierre ^c   Noury, Norbert ^c   Lyons, Declan ^b   Lyons, Gerard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Activity; Health smart home; Remote; Review; Telemedicine; Wearable

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; DIAGNOSIS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; TECHNOLOGY;

ACTIVITY; HEALTH SMART HOME; REMOTE; WEARABLE;

TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33646011549     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-9068-2     Document Type: Article

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