DocumentCode
1355599
Title
Healthcare to go - [comms healthcare]
Author
Wac, Katarzyna
Author_Institution
Universities of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Volume
4
Issue
17
fYear
2009
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
65
Abstract
This paper presents MobiHealth system, a mobile health care service which enables remote patient monitoring and treatment by combining advanced wireless communications with a wireless body area network linked to sensors. The paper also discusses the service platform architecture, trials, engineering challenges, and future plans and applications of the MobiHealth system.
Keywords
biomedical equipment; body area networks; health care; patient monitoring; patient treatment; sensors; telemedicine; wireless sensor networks; MobiHealth system; advanced wireless communications; mobile health care service; remote patient monitoring; remote patient treatment; sensors; service platform architecture; wireless body area network;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
5353317
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