Innovative telemonitoring system for cardiology: From science to routine operation

Applied Clinical Informatics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-176

  Kastner, Peter ^a   Morak, J ^a   Modre, R ^a   Kollmann, A ^a   Ebner, C ^b   Fruhwald, F M ^c   Schreier, G ^a  

^a AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

eHealth; Heart failure; Mobile phone; Near field communication technology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649497588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18690327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2009-12-RA-0021     Document Type: Article

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