The effect of virtual reality interventions on physical activity in children and adolescents with early brain injuries including cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 667-671

  Mitchell, Louise ^a,b   Ziviani, Jenny ^a,b   Oftedal, Stina ^a,b   Boyd, Roslyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBRAL PALSY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY INTERVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84862335801     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04199.x     Document Type: Article

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