Application of virtual reality methods to obesity prevention and management research

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-339

  Persky, Susan ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Methodology; Obesity; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORIENTATION; POSITION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIRTUAL REALITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OBESITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84863954599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681100500220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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