Bluetooth portable device for continuous ECG and patient motion monitoring during daily life

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 369-372

  Bifulco, Paolo ^a   Gargiulo, G ^b   Romano, M ^a   Fratini, A ^a   Cesarelli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 axes accelerometer; Biomedical instrumentation; Bluetooth; ECG; Personal monitoring device

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BIOLOGY; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; MHEALTH; NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES; PATIENT MONITORING;

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; MEDICAL SPECIALTIES; PERSONAL MONITORING; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; WIRELESS CONNECTIVITIES;

BLUETOOTH;

EID: 85007107754     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73044-6_94     Document Type: Conference Paper

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