Video games and health

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7509, 2005, Pages 122-123

  Griffiths, Mark ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; EDITORIAL; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 22344447293     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7509.122     Document Type: Editorial

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