Large-scale performance evaluation of E-homecare architectures using the WS-NS Simulator

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 408-419

  van Hoecke, Sofie ^a,b   Volckaert, B ^a   Dhoedt, B ^a   de Turck, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Home care services; Medical informatics; Optimization; Performance; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 83455219623     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME09-01-0078     Document Type: Article

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