Application of grey system theory in telecare

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 302-306

  Huang, Jui Chen ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Grey system theory; QoL; Quality of life; Telecare

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; EFFECTIVE FACTORS; FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW; GREY MODEL; GREY SYSTEM THEORY; LIVING QUALITY; MEDICAL CARE; OLDER ADULTS; QOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODELS; TELECARE; USER PERCEPTIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYS;

SYSTEM THEORY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GREY SYSTEM THEORY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE; THEORY;

AGED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYSTEMS THEORY; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 79955032725     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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