When is virtual reality "therapy"?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 795-798

  Levac, Danielle E ^a   Galvin, Jane ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Video games

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84884211529     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.10.021     Document Type: Note

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