EXercising with C-omputers in L-ater L-ife (EXCELL) - Pilot and feasibility study of the acceptability of the Nintendo® WiiFit in community-dwelling fallers

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Williams, Marie A ^a   Soiza, Roy L ^a   Jenkinson, Alison McE ^b   Stewart, Alison ^b  

^a WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77957326683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-238     Document Type: Article

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