Health-enabling technologies for the elderly - An overview of services based on a literature review

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Ludwig, Wolfram ^a   Wolf, Klaus Hendrik ^a   Duwenkamp, Christopher ^a   Gusew, Nathalie ^a   Hellrung, Nils ^a   Marschollek, Michael ^a   Wagner, Markus ^a   Haux, Reinhold ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aal; Ambient assisted living; EHealth; Health enabling technologies; Medical informatics; Telecare; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

AAL; AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING; EHEALTH; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; TELECARE; TELEHEALTH;

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; STATE FEEDBACK; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRODUCTIVITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84859364489     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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