Efficacy of virtual reality in triggering the craving to smoke: Its relation to level of presence and nicotine dependence

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 154, Issue , 2010, Pages 123-127

  Ferrer García, Marta ^a   García Rodríguez, Olaya ^a   Gutiérrez Maldonado, José ^a   Pericot Valverde, Irene ^a   Secades Villa, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

craving; nicotine dependence; presence; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CRAVING; PRESENCE; SENSE OF PRESENCES; SMOKING CESSATIONS; VIRTUAL-REALITY ENVIRONMENT;

SMOKE;

EID: 77954576346     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-561-7-123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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