DEVELOPMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THE LONE ELDERLY

Jian Yuan, Kok K. Tan, Gerald C.H. Koh, Arun S. Narayanan, and Tong H. Lee

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