A VR based therapy for the treatment of impotence and premature ejaculation

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 58, Issue , 1998, Pages 136-139

  Optale, Gabriele ^a   Munari, Adriano ^b   Nasta, Alberto ^b   Pianon, Carlo ^b   Verde, Jole Baldaro ^c   Vigglano, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Assodation for Research in Sexology   (Italy)

^b Public Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC APPROACHES; VR HELMETS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMPOTENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMPOTENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0032241076     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-902-8-136     Document Type: Article

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