Rural Healthcare IoT Architecture Based on Low-Energy LoRa

Connected health is expected to introduce an improvement in providing healthcare and doctor-patient communication while at the same time reducing cost. Connected health would introduce an even more significant gap between healthcare quality for urban areas with physical proximity and better communic...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-07, Vol.18 (14), p.7660
Main Authors: Dimitrievski, Ace, Filiposka, Sonja, Melero, Francisco José, Zdravevski, Eftim, Lameski, Petre, Pires, Ivan Miguel, Garcia, Nuno M., Lousado, José Paulo, Trajkovik, Vladimir
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Communication
Dementia
Energy consumption
Energy management
Health care
Internet of medical things
Internet of Things
Medicine
Older people
Population
Power management
Privacy
Rural areas
Sensors
Urban areas
Well being
Wireless networks
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Energy consumption
Energy management
Health care
Internet of medical things
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Medicine
Older people
Population
Power management
Privacy
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