The involvement of users and clinical teams in technology development: A case study...9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG), June 18-21, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose Exacerbation of illnesses can result in dramatic changes and decline in the health of individuals, the frequency of hospitalizations, the complexity of treatment interventions, and the resulting high cost. We have demonstrated that the early detection and treatment of disease contributes to...
| Publicado en: | Gerontechnology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 198 - 199 |
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