• DocumentCode
    1027
  • Title

    Wireless communications for E-health applications [Guest Editorial]

  • Author

    Sharif, Hamid ; Hempel, Michael ; Bohnert, Thomas M. ; Khoynezhad, Ali

  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Aug-13
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    With advances in healthcare technologies, digital electronics, smart sensors, and wireless communications, a variety of e-Health applications have come to realization that usher in solutions with new capabilities, enhance and improve current approaches for delivering effective and efficient healthcare services. In this domain, wireless sensors have become a major tool for effective monitoring and control of different operations in e-Health applications as well as delivering sensitive data in real-time and with a high degree of accuracy and reliability.
  • Keywords
    Biomedical equipment; Biomedical monitoring; Communication system security; Electronic medical records; Medical services; Special issues and sections; Surgery; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Wireless Communications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1284
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWC.2013.6590045
  • Filename
    6590045