Detecting vital signs with wearablewireless sensors

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 10837-10862

  Yilmaz, Tuba ^a   Foster, Robert ^a   Hao, Yang ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BAN networks; On body sensors; RF sensing; Wearable sensors; Wireless telemetry

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; NON-INVASIVE MONITORING; ON-BODY; RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY; RF SENSING; WEARABLE SENSORS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES; WIRELESS TELEMETRY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASES; MONITORING; SENSORS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HEALTH;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; VITAL SIGN; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; WRIST;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; VITAL SIGNS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY; WRIST;

EID: 78650301962     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s101210837     Document Type: Review

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