A telemedicine instrument for home monitoring of patients with chronic respiratory diseases

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-109

  Tura, Andrea ^a   Santini, Paolo ^b   Longo, David ^b   Quareni, Luca ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b QBGROUP spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Internet; Medical device; Pneumology; Telecare; Telemonitoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MONITOR; MONITORING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODEMS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SPIROMETRY; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34250687576     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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