A framework for supporting emergency messages in wireless patient monitoring

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 981-996

  Varshney, Upkar ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc networks; Patient monitoring; Performance evaluation; Wireless systems

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; BROADCASTING; HOSPITALS; MONITORING; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NURSING; PATIENT MONITORING; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ASSISTED LIVING; BROADCAST-BASED ROUTING; COGNITIVE LOADS; DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS; EMERGENCY MESSAGES; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; INFORMATION PRESENTATION; MEDICAL DECISIONS; MESSAGE DELIVERY; MONITORING ARCHITECTURE; MONITORING DEVICES; MONITORING SYSTEMS; MULTICAST; NETWORK BASED; NURSING HOMES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE RESULTS; PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE; VITAL SIGNS; WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORKS; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 53349176175     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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