The ear as a location for wearable vital signs monitoring

Obtaining vital signs non-invasively and in a wearable manner is essential for personal health monitoring. We propose the site behind the ear as a location for an integrated wearable vital signs monitor. This location is ideal for both physiological and mechanical reasons. Physiologically, the refle...

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Main Authors: He, David Da (Contributor), Winokur, Eric S. (Contributor), Heldt, Thomas (Contributor), Sodini, Charles G. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012-02-03T18:59:59Z.
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