Transformation of flow in rehabilitation: The role of advanced communication technologies

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-244

  Riva, Giuseppe ^a,b   Castelnuovo, Gianluca ^a,b   Mantovani, Fabrizia ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; TECHNOLOGY;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33748988466     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03192775     Document Type: Article

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