Mobile software agents for the support of chronic illnesses: A case study in diabetes management for rural areas

HEALTHCOM 2006: Mobile E-Health for Developing Countries - 2006 8th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 72-77

  Tarapornsin, Viyada ^a   Ray, Pradeep ^a   Chowdhury, Arnab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illnesses; Diabetes management; e Health; Mobile agents; Tele health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MOBILE AGENTS; PATIENT MONITORING;

DIABETES MANAGEMENT; E-HEALTH;

TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 42549156686     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/health.2006.246422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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