A novel telemedicine system for monitoring congestive heart failure patients

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Radai, Michal M ^a   Arad, Marina ^b   Zlochiver, Sharon ^a   Krief, Haim ^a   Engelman, Tzvika ^a   Abboud, Shimon ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; ISRAEL; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MONITORING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PULMONARY EDEMA; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 58149383906     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2008.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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