Cybertherapy in practice: The VEPSY updated project

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 99, Issue , 2004, Pages 3-14

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b   Botella, Cristina ^c   Castelnuovo, Gianluca ^a,b   Gaggioli, Andrea ^a   Mantovani, Fabrizia ^a,b   Molinari, Enrico ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRTUAL REALITY;

CARE PROCESS; CYBER-THERAPY; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; VIDEO TELECONFERENCING;

CLINICAL RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

ITALY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 21644465441     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-943-1-3     Document Type: Article

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