Drones in medicine—The rise of the machines

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Balasingam, Manohari ^a  

^a Kajang Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; DISASTER; DRONE; DRONE TECHNOLOGY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE WORK; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; DEVICES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; RELIEF WORK; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

AIRCRAFT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; HUMANS; RELIEF WORK; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85029602941     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12989     Document Type: Article

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