Opportunities and challenges in using WPAN and WLAN technologies in medical environments [Accepted from open call]

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-122

  Soomro, Amjad ^a   Cavalcanti, Dave ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; SATELLITE NETWORKS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947584905     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2007.313404     Document Type: Article

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