Body Area Networks in Healthcare: A Brief State of the Art
A body area network (BAN) comprises a set of devices that sense their surroundings, activate and communicate with each other when an event is detected in its environment. Although BAN technology was developed more than 20 years ago, in recent years, its popularity has greatly increased. The reason i...
Main Authors: | Daniel Vera, Nuno Costa, Luis Roda-Sanchez, Teresa Olivares, Antonio Fernández-Caballero, Antonio Pereira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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Series: | Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/16/3248 |
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