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Healthcare Applications
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Wireless works for
Healthcare Applications
Terrance J. Dishongh
Michael McGrath
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
CHAPTER 1
Healthcare and the Wireless work 1
Introduction 1
Structure 1
The Demographic Context 2
The Potential of Technology 5
works for At-Home Care 6
Wireless Biomedical works 7
Value to Clinicians and Caregivers 8
Benefits of At-Home WSNs 8
General Approach to WSN in Healthcare 9
Key Principles 9
Methodology 9
Conclusion 11
References 11
CHAPTER 2
work Technologies 13
Introduction 13
Wireless works 13
Architectures 14
TCP/IP and WSNs 16
WSN Technologies 16
Motes 18
MICA 19
iMote 20
Microcontrollers