NextGen Public Health Surveillance and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Recent advances in technology have led to the rise of new-age data sources (e.g., Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, social media, and mobile health). IoT is becoming ubiquitous, and data generation is accelerating globally. Other health research domains have used IoT as a data source, but its pot...

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Main Authors: Kirti Sundar Sahu (Author), Shannon E. Majowicz (Author), Joel A. Dubin (Author), Plinio Pelegrini Morita (Author)
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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