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According to the United States Census Bureau (USCB) [1] the world’s population became more than doubled in 50 years; it was six billion in late 1999 and up to March 2012 it reached more than seven billion [2, 3].

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This research was partially sponsored by Sensor Networks and Cellular System Research Center, University of Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Dental Clinic Department, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Deena M. Barakah

  2. Research Center for Sensor Network and Cellular Systems, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Muhammad Ammad-uddin

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Barakah, D.M., Ammad-uddin, M. (2013). Virtual Doctor: A WBAN Based Architecture for Healthcare Service. In: Furht, B., Agarwal, A. (eds) Handbook of Medical and Healthcare Technologies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8495-0_17

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