An RFID-based system for assisted living: Challenges and solutions

Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 387-398

  Symonds, Judith ^a   Parry, David ^a,b   Briggs, Jim ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA BASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTACLES;

EID: 38049121161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1479649X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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