Wii have a problem: A review of self-reported Wii related injuries

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-57

  Sparks, Dorothy ^a   Chase, Daniel ^a   Coughlin, Lisa ^b  

^a General Surgery Resident   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Video game consoles; Wii

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67651160535     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v17i1.715     Document Type: Article

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