Wireless medical systems: Risks, challenges, and opportunities

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue FALL, 2011, Pages 49-52

  Witters, Donald ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; DIGITAL COMPUTER; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PACEMAKER; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TELEVISION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM; ARTICLE; DEVICES; INSTRUMENTATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84555187955     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-45.s2.49     Document Type: Short Survey

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