Facilitating clinical decision-making about the use of virtual reality within paediatric motor rehabilitation: Application of a classification framework

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-184

  Levac, Danielle E ^a   Galvin, Jane ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

brain injury; paediatrics; rehabilitation; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79955855045     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2011.554487     Document Type: Review

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