A review of mobile apps for improving quality of life of asthmatic and people with allergies

Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 51-64

  Mateo Pla, Miguel A ^a   Lemus Zúñiga, Lenin G ^a   Montañana, José Miguel ^b   Pons, Julio ^a   Garza, Arnulfo Alanis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c TIJUANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Airborne allergens; Mobile pollen application; Personal pollen information; Smart cities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945915058     PISSN: 21903018     EISSN: 21903026     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23024-5_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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