Wireless Body Area Networks for Healthcare Applications: An Overview

Muhammad Anwar (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Abdul Hanan Abdullah (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Kashif Naseer Qureshi (Bahria University)
Abdul Hakeem Majid (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control)
Vol 15, No 3: September 2017

Healthcare systems have been facing various new challenges due to increasing and rising aging population in healthcare. Advance information and communication technologies have introduced Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) for healthcare systems. WBANs provide different monitoring services in healthcare sector for monitoring their patients with more convenience. WBANs are economical solutions and non-invasive technology for healthcare applications. This review paper provides a comprehensive review on WBANs applications, services and recent challenges.