Enhanced UHF RFID tags for drug tracing

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3451-3462

  Catarinucci, Luca ^a   Colella, Riccardo ^a   De Blasi, Mario ^a   Patrono, Luigi ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Item level tracing; Performance evaluation; Radio frequency identification (RFID); Supply chain; Ultra high frequency (UHF)

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; MICROWAVES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE;

EID: 84867863567     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-011-9790-2     Document Type: Article

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