Augmented reality applications in rehabilitation to improve physical outcomes

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-28

  Al Issa, Hussain ^a   Regenbrecht, Holger ^a   Hale, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Augmented reality; Mixed reality; Physical rehabilitation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888403025     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X11Y.0000000051     Document Type: Review

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