Activity-Oriented Design of Health Pal: A Smart Phone for Elders' Healthcare Support

نویسندگان

  • John Kar-Kin Zao
  • Shih-Chen Fan
  • Ming-Hui Wen
  • Chun-Tang Hsu
  • Chung-Hoo Hung
  • Shang Hwa Hsu
  • Ming-Chuen Chuang
چکیده

1Department of Computer Science, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan 2Department of Industrial Engineering, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan 3Department of Occupational Therapy, I-Shou University (ISU), 8 Yida Road, Yanchao, Kaohsiung County 82445, Taiwan 4 Institute of Applied Arts, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), 1001 University Road, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • EURASIP J. Wireless Comm. and Networking

دوره 2008  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008