Medication management support for vision impaired elderly: Scenarios and technological possibilities

2nd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies, ISABEL 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Isomursu, Minna ^a   Ervasti, Mari ^a   Törmänen, Vili ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ambient assisted living; Component; Medication adherence; Near field communication

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING; ELDERLY CARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS; VISION IMPAIRED;

TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77949460942     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISABEL.2009.5373683     Document Type: Conference Paper

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