Identifying and Ranking Ethical Issues of the Internet of Things in Medical Sciences using Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis.
Background and Objectives: The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. The IoT has been widely applied to interconnect available medical resources and provide reliable, effective and sma...
| Publicado en: | Health, Spirituality & Medical Ethics Journal Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 25 - 33 |
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Qom University of Medical Sciences
Dec2020
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