Smart wearable systems: Current status and future challenges

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-156

  Chan, Marie ^a,b   Estève, Daniel ^a,b   Fourniols, Jean Yves ^a,b   Escriba, Christophe ^a,b   Campo, Eric ^a,b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Assistive technology; E Health; Smart wearable system

Indexed keywords

AGEING; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CURRENT STATUS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DISEASE PREVENTION; EHEALTH; FUTURE CHALLENGES; HEALTH CARE APPLICATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MINIATURISATION; MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS; MULTIMEDIA DEVICE; MULTIPARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSORS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SELECTION CRITERIA; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; SMART FABRIC; STATE OF THE ART; SYSTEMS SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; VITAL SIGN; WEARABLE SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; FACINGS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RESEARCH; SENSORS;

WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMART WEARABLE SYSTEM; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

CLOTHING; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84870420659     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: 18732860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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