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A Mobile Assistant to Aid Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease

A Mobile Assistant to Aid Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease

Álvaro Alvares de Carvalho César Sobrinho, Leandro Dias da Silva, Leonardo Melo de Medeiros, Maria Eliete Pinheiro
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466636675|ISBN10: 146663667X|EISBN13: 9781466636682
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3667-5.ch020
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Sobrinho, Álvaro Alvares de Carvalho César, et al. "A Mobile Assistant to Aid Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease." Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care, edited by Ricardo Martinho, et al., IGI Global, 2013, pp. 309-323. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3667-5.ch020

APA

Sobrinho, Á. A., Dias da Silva, L., Melo de Medeiros, L., & Pinheiro, M. E. (2013). A Mobile Assistant to Aid Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease. In R. Martinho, R. Rijo, M. Cruz-Cunha, & J. Varajão (Eds.), Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care (pp. 309-323). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3667-5.ch020

Chicago

Sobrinho, Álvaro Alvares de Carvalho César, et al. "A Mobile Assistant to Aid Early Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease." In Information Systems and Technologies for Enhancing Health and Social Care, edited by Ricardo Martinho, et al., 309-323. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3667-5.ch020

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Abstract

Early diagnosis and slowing the progression of chronic diseases are very important factors for improving the quality of life of people with this type of problem. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of these diseases; however, with aggravating factors it can be the consequence of other chronic diseases of high incidence, such as Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Hypertension. The use of Information and Communication Technologies may be a way to help the doctor provides a diagnosis in less advanced stages of CKD. In this context, a mobile assistant to aid the early diagnosis of CKD through a wireless communication and Coloured Petri Nets (CPNs) models is proposed.

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