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Synthetic Characters in Health-related Applications

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Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 65))

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This chapter introduces synthetic character technologies, surveys the broad range of health-related applications using synthetic characters, and addresses in detail the development and usage of health-related synthetic character applications.

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  1. Digital Solutions Unit, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

    R. Hubal

  2. Digital Solutions Unit, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

    P. Kizakevich

  3. Digital Solutions Unit, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

    R. Furberg

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  1. Grant Medical Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic, 40, Sassoon Road, 411001, Pune, Maharastra, India

    S. Vaidya

  2. School of Electrical & Info Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, SA 5095, Adelaide, Australia

    L. C. Jain

  3. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 75, Blossom Court, 2114, Boston, MA, USA

    H. Yoshida

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Hubal, R., Kizakevich, P., Furberg, R. (2007). Synthetic Characters in Health-related Applications. In: Vaidya, S., Jain, L.C., Yoshida, H. (eds) Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare-2. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 65. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72375-2_2

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