Evaluating the usability of a Virtual Reality-based Android application in managing the pain experience of wheelchair users

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2460-2463

  Spyridonis, Fotios ^a   Gronli, Tor Morten ^b   Hansen, Jarle ^a   Ghinea, Gheorghita ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwegian School of IT   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TOOLS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ROBOTS; VIRTUAL REALITY; WHEELCHAIRS;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PAIN; WHEELCHAIR;

CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; PAIN; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84882978088     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346462     Document Type: Conference Paper

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