Mobility in hospital work: Towards a pervasive computing hospital environment

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-89

  Morán, Elisa B ^a   Tentori, Monica ^a   González, Victor M ^b   Favela, Jesus ^a   Martinez Garcia, Ana I ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context aware computing; Handheld computing; Hospital work; Mobile computing; Mobility; Pervasive computing; Workplace studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 33846436112     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2007.011481     Document Type: Article

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