Intelligent paradigms play a tremendous role in the field of Assistive and Preventive Healthcare (APH). This book presents some of the latest research in the field of APH by most prestigious researchers. The contributions include: Ubiquitous computing in APH Multimedia medical informatics in APH Virtual reality in APH Digital Talking books Electronic Locomotion Aids for the Blind Multimedia Communication System for the Blind Information Technology for Deaf People Gait Training System for Computer-Aided Rehabilitation This book is directed to the healthcare professionals, computer scientists, medical practitioners, professors and students of health science, computer science and related disciplines.

Latest research on the application of advanced intelligent paradigms in Assistive and Preventive Healthcare

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Computerization of Clinical Guidelines: An Application of Medical Document Processing.- Case-based Medical Informatics.- Analysis and Architecture of Clinical Workflow Systems using Agent-Oriented Lifecycle Models.- Virtual Communities in Health Care.- Evidence Based Telemedicine.- Current Status of Computerized Decision Support Systems in Mammography.- Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Based on the DNA Microarray Technology.- Wearable Devices in Healthcare.