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Wireless Health

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  1. Honggang Wang

    1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, USA

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  2. Md Shaad Mahmud

    1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, USA

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  3. Hua Fang

    1. Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA

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  4. Chonggang Wang

    1. InterDigital Communications, King of Prussia, USA

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  • Equips readers to understand the current wireless healthcare system while also anticipating the future growth of the system
  • Covers essential topics including mobile heath, e-Health, nanotechnology, and sensor systems
  • Describes sensors with applications in social media, fitness, health monitoring, sports, and the military
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science (BRIEFSCOMPUTER)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud, Hua Fang, Chonggang Wang
    Pages 1-7

  3. Wireless Health Systems

    • Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud, Hua Fang, Chonggang Wang
    Pages 9-26

  4. Architecture

    • Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud, Hua Fang, Chonggang Wang
    Pages 27-37

  5. Applications

    • Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud, Hua Fang, Chonggang Wang
    Pages 39-52

  6. Conclusion and Future Directions

    • Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud, Hua Fang, Chonggang Wang
    Pages 53-53
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About this book

This book provides a candid assessment and practical knowledge about the current technological advancements of the wireless healthcare system. This book presents the competencies of modeling e-health framework, medical wireless body sensor networks, communication technologies for mobile health, nanotechnology innovations in medicine, security issues for medical records, personalized services in healthcare applications, and Big Data for wireless health. 


This book covers multiple research perspectives in order to address the strong need for interdisciplinary research in the area of wireless health, such as the interactive research among biomedical sensor technology, intelligent textiles and advanced wireless network technology. The interactions involve experts from multidisciplinary fields including medical, information technology and computing fields. 
Designed as a study tool for graduate students, researchers, and medical professionals, this book is also valuable for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors within the medical and healthcare industries. It is useful for anyone who cares about the future opportunities in healthcare systems.


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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Dartmouth, USA

    Honggang Wang, Md Shaad Mahmud

  • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA

    Hua Fang

  • InterDigital Communications, King of Prussia, USA

    Chonggang Wang

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