Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities: Review

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-282

  Standen, Penny J ^a,c   Brown, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; HABIT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 20544432011     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.272     Document Type: Review

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