Where is current research on Blockchain technology? - A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Yli Huumo, Jesse ^a   Ko, Deokyoon ^b   Choi, Sujin ^b   Park, Sooyong ^b   Smolander, Kari ^c  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DATA BASE; DATA MINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY; TRENDS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA MINING; HUMANS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84991447929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163477     Document Type: Article

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