A clinical observational study in the Chiron project: Rationale and expected results

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 7251 LNCS, Issue , 2012, Pages 74-82

  Puddu, Paolo Emilio ^a   Morgan, John M ^b   Torromeo, Concetta ^a   Curzen, Nick ^b   Schiariti, Michele ^a   Bonfiglio, Silvio ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Fimi Barco   (Italy)

Author keywords

CHIRON project; Clinical observational study; Congestive heart failure; Hospitalizations; Monitoring technologies

Indexed keywords

CHIRON PROJECT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES; HOSPITALIZATIONS; MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

AUTOMATION; CARDIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; POPULATION STATISTICS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 84862224573     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30779-9_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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