CUIDATS: An RFID–WSN hybrid monitoring system for smart health care environments

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 78, Issue , 2018, Pages 602-615

  Adame, Toni ^a   Bel, Albert ^a   Carreras, Anna ^a   Melià Seguí, Joan ^b   Oliver, Miquel ^a   Pous, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Internet of Things; RFID; RTLS; Smart health; WSN

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MONITORING; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET OF THING (IOT); LOW-POWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; MONITORING SYSTEM; NEW APPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE VALIDATION; RTLS; SINGLE PLATFORM;

INTERNET OF THINGS;

EID: 85008485881     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2016.12.023     Document Type: Article

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