Development of the Living Status Monitoring System for Elderly People Living Alone(Part 2)
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Activity Monitoring System for Independent Elderly Living
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Life Support Engineering
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1341-9455,1884-5827
DOI: 10.5136/lifesupport.20.supplement_42