Virtual reality stroke rehabilitation - hype or hope?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-219

  Laver, Kate ^a   George, Stacey ^a   Ratcliffe, Julie ^a   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Stroke; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; STROKE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79956284770     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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