Pervasive e-health services using the DVB-RCS communication technology

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-246

  Vouyioukas, Demosthenes ^a   Maglogiannis, Ilias ^a   Pasias, Vasilios ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Hellenic Aerospace Industry Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digital video broadcasting; Patient telemonitoring; Pervasive tele medicine; Regional access point; Satellite communications; WiFi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; VIDEOCONFERENCING; WIDE AREA NETWORK;

GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 34250822344     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-007-9061-4     Document Type: Article

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