Healthcare applications of smart watches: A systematic review

Applied Clinical Informatics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 850-869

  Lu, Tsung Chien ^a,b   Fu, Chia Ming ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Fang, Cheng Chung ^a   Turner, Anne M ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Interfaces and usability; Other clinical informatics applications; Smart watch; Wearable device

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS;

EID: 84988695452     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18690327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2016-03-R-0042     Document Type: Article

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