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Wireless Communication Technologies for Mobile Healthcare Applications: Experiences and Evaluation of Security Related Issues

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M-Health

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The healthcare environment is currently changing with increased emphasis on prevention and early detection of disease, primary care, intermittent healthcare services provided by medical centers of excellence, home care, and continuity of care. This requires the provision of personalized healthcare services based on best practices and evidence-based medicine.

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  1. FORTH Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), 1385, GR 711 10, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Manolis Tsiknakis, Apostolos Traganitis & Manolis Spanakis

  2. Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), 1385, GR 711 10, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

    Stelios C. Orphanoudakis (FORTH and University of Crete Director)

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  1. Manolis Tsiknakis
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  1. Mobile Information and Network Technologies Research Centre (MINT), School of Computing and Information Systems, Kingston University, London, UK

    Robert S. H. Istepanian  & Robert S. H. Istepanian  & 

  2. Idaho State University Biomedical Research Institute and the Institute of Rural Health, Pocatello, Idaho, USA

    Swamy Laxminarayan  & Swamy Laxminarayan  & 

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

    Constantinos S. Pattichis  & Constantinos S. Pattichis  & 

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Tsiknakis, M., Traganitis, A., Spanakis, M., Orphanoudakis, S.C. (2006). Wireless Communication Technologies for Mobile Healthcare Applications: Experiences and Evaluation of Security Related Issues. In: Istepanian, R.S.H., Laxminarayan, S., Pattichis, C.S. (eds) M-Health. Topics in Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26559-7_5

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