A self-test to detect a heart attack using a mobile phone and wearable sensors

Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-98

  Leijdekkers, Peter ^a   Gay, Valérie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; SENSORS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; TESTING;

AMBULANCE SERVICES; CARDIAC ARREST; COMPUTER-BASED MEDICAL SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY SERVICES; HEART ATTACKS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; SELF TESTING; WEARABLE SENSORS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 51849116046     PISSN: 10637125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CBMS.2008.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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