Towards the Definition of an Intelligent Triage and Continuous Monitoring System for Hospital Emergency Departments

Antonis Billis1, Maria Zouka2, Petros Nicopolitidis3

  • 1Lab of Medial Physics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

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