Considerations in the efficacy and effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for stroke rehabilitation: Moving the field forward

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 441-448

  Proffitt, Rachel ^a   Lange, Belinda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAME;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84924273453     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130571     Document Type: Article

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