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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814305703321

Titolo

Personalised health management systems : the integration of innovative sensing, textile, information and communication technologies / / edited by Chris D. Nugent ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50508-7

9786610505081

1-4237-9736-1

1-60750-145-7

600-00-0517-2

1-60129-125-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Collana

Studies in health technology and informatics, , 0926-9630 ; ; v. 117

Altri autori (Persone)

NugentChris D

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Medical technology

Medical informatics

Medical care - Technological innovations

Medical care - Information technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings from the international workshop on "Personalised health : the integration of innovative sensing, textiles, information & communication technologies," held in Belfast, December 13-15, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Smart Personalised Health Systems: From Gadgets to Better Health; Wearable Sensing; Smart Textiles; Standards & Interoperability; Community Health 1; Community Health 2; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Shows a synergy between research efforts in three areas: sensor technologies, advanced textiles and nanotechnology and computing. This book brings together researchers from academia, industry and clinical healthcare provision and focuses the need for multi-disciplinary collaborations in the developments of personalised health management systems.