Wireless sensor networks for healthcare: A survey

Computer Networks

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2688-2710

  Alemdar, Hande ^a   Ersoy, Cem ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Care for elderly; Children and chronically ill; Pervasive healthcare; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

CARE FOR ELDERLY; CHILDREN AND CHRONICALLY ILL; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; INDEPENDENT LIVES; PERVASIVE HEALTHCARE; QUALITY CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH AREAS; STATE OF THE ART; UNOBTRUSIVENESS; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77956882701     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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