Integration of UHF RFID and WSN technologies in healthcare systems

2014 IEEE RFID Technology and Applications Conference, RFID-TA 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 289-294

  Catarinucci, L ^a   De Donno, D ^a   Mainetti, L ^a   Palano, L ^a   Patrono, L ^a   Stefanizzi, M L ^a   Tarricone, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

E health; healthcare; integration; RFID; WSN

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HEALTH CARE; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; HOSPITALS; INTEGRATION; NURSING; SENSOR NODES; SOLAR BUILDINGS; STANDARDS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CENTRAL SERVERS; E HEALTH; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MONITORING SERVICES; PATIENT LOCALIZATION; SMART HOSPITAL; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84912096603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RFID-TA.2014.6934245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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