Bridging the Gap: Exploring Opportunities, Challenges, and Problems in Integrating Assistive Technologies, Robotics, and Automated Machines into the Health Domain

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Editorial

Daniele Giansanti. Healthcare (Basel). 2023.

. 2023 Sep 4;11(17):2462.

doi: 10.3390/healthcare11172462.

¹ National Centre for Innovative Technologies in Public Health, Italian National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

The field of healthcare is continually evolving and advancing due to new technologies and innovations [...].

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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