Physical and psychosocial effects of Wii video game use among older women

Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-98

  Wollersheim, Dennis ^a   Merkes, Monika ^a   Shields, Nora ^a   Liamputtong, Pranee ^a   Wallis, Lara ^a   Reynolds, Fay ^b   Koh, Lee ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Darebin Aged Care Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Exercise; Exergames; Older women; Psychosocial benefit; Wii

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251543647     PISSN: 14490706     EISSN: 14490706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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