Smart Homes and Ambient Assisted Living in an Aging Society

G. Demiris

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1625127

Methods of Information in Medicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Methods Inf Med 2008; 47(01): 56-57
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1625127

Editorial

Schattauer GmbH

Smart Homes and Ambient Assisted Living in an Aging Society

New Opportunities and Challenges for Biomedical Informatics

G. Demiris

¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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