Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sensor networks in healthcare : a new paradigm for improving future global health / Daniel T.H. Lai ... [et al.] -- Healthcare and accelerometry : applications for activity monitoring, recognition, and functional assessment / Andrea Mannini and Angelo Maria Sabatini -- Intra-body communication using contact electrodes in low-frequency bands / Ken Sasaki, Fukuro Koshiji, and Shudo Takenaka -- The prospect of energy harvesting technologies for healthcare wireless sensor networks / Tan Yen Kheng -- Addressing security, privacy, and efficiency issues in healthcare systems / Kalvinder Singh and Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy -- Flexible and wearable chemical sensors for non-invasive biomonitoring / Hiroyuki Kudo and Kohji Mitsubayashi -- Monitoring walking in health and disease / Richard Baker -- Motion sensors in osteoarthritis prospects and issues / Tim Wrigley -- The challenges of monitoring physical activity in children with wearable sensor technologies / Gita Pendhakar ... [et al.] -- Ambulatory and remote monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms / Joseph P. Giuffrida and Edward J. Rapp -- Nocturnal sensing and intervention for assisted living of people with dementia / Paul J. McCullagh ... [et al.] -- Experiences in developing a wearable gait assistant for Parkinson's disease patients / Marc B�achlin ... [et al.] -- Designing low cost ECG sensor and monitor : practical considerations and measures / Ahsan H. Khandoker and Brian A. Walker -- Sensors, monitoring, and model-based data analysis in sports, exercise, and rehabilitation / Jurgen Perl ... [et al.] -- Robust monitoring of sport and exercise / Andrew J. Wixted.