Enabling ubiquitous patient monitoring: Model, decision protocols, opportunities and challenges

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 606-619

  Sneha, Sweta ^a   Varshney, Upkar ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc wireless networks; Healthcare; Patient monitoring; Technology

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; MONITORING; PATIENT MONITORING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS AD HOC NETWORKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKS; CHRONIC DISEASES; COMPLEX PROCESSING; DECISION CRITERIONS; FUTURE RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE; MULTIPLE PROCESSING;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 58749107310     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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