Effectiveness of virtual environment desensitization in the treatment of Agoraphobia

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 346-352

  North, Max M ^a   North, Sarah M ^a   Coble, Joseph R ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030158042     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.1996.5.3.346     Document Type: Review

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