Cost effective patient location monitoring system using webcams

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-407

  Logeswaran, Rajasvaran ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cheap monitoring system; Contactless location sensor; Medical application; Pointing device; Webcam application

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 72349086782     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9202-4     Document Type: Article

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