Wireless three-pad ECG system: Challenges, design, and evaluations

Journal of Communications and Networks

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-124

  Cao, Huasong ^a   Li, Haoming ^a   Stocco, Leo ^a   Leung, Victor C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

12 lead transformation; Electrocardiography (ECG); Mobile healthcare

Indexed keywords

12-LEAD TRANSFORMATION; CARDIAC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; DESIGN IDEAS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; ONLINE DATABASE; PERFORMANCE; SINGLE PAD;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79956329917     PISSN: 12292370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JCN.2011.6157410     Document Type: Article

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