The use of the "healthwear" wearable system in chronic patients' early hospital discharge: Control randomized clinical trial

2011 5th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, ISMICT 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 143-146

  Katsaras, Th ^a   Milsis, A ^a   Rizikari, M ^a   Saoulis, N ^a   Varoutaki, E ^a   Vontetsianos, A ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3G MOBILE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; CONTROL GROUPS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENT CLINIC; OXYGEN SATURATION; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS; RESPIRATORY RATE; STUDY GROUPS; WEARABLE SYSTEMS;

BIOINFORMATICS; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

EID: 79957499594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISMICT.2011.5759815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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