Pervasive Computing in Healthcare

Informationen zum Autor Jakob E. Bardram! Alex Mihailidis! Dadong Wan Klappentext With a holistic view! Pervasive Computing in Healthcare offers an overview of the subject and its application to problems in healthcare and disability. This book covers the basics! including various types of computer science tools and techniques! and introduces important models in applying technology to healthcare! disease! and disability. It presents specific examples of pervasive computing applications in various contexts! such as in the home or in the hospital! and how it can be applied as proactive or preventative methods to help with diseases. This text also provides an understanding of research and methodological issues related to developing technologies and evaluating their performance. Zusammenfassung Begining with an overview of healthcare, diseases, disabilities, and computer science principles, this work describes challenges in using computers in large, modern hospitals, how software and hardware technology is evolving to meet these challenges, and the pervasive technologies for people with cognitive disabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction and overview to pervasive healthcare. Architectures! systems! and technologies for pervasive healthcare. Design and development of pervasive healthcare technologies.

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• Authors: Alex (University of Toronto Mihailidis, Alex Bardram Mihailidis, Alex Wan Mihailidis
• Assisted by: Jakob E. Bardram (Editor), Jakob E. (IT University of Copenhagen Bardram (Editor), Bardram Jakob E. (Editor), Alex Mihailidis (Editor), Alex (University of Toronto Mihailidis (Editor), Mihailidis Alex (Editor), Dadong Wan (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2006
• EAN: 9780849336218
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-3621-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, MEDICAL / Biotechnology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical, Electrical Engineering, Biology, life sciences, Biomedical engineering, Electronics engineering