The effect of the Nintendo Wii Fit on exercise capacity and gait in an elderly woman with CREST syndrome

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 539-546

  Broadbent, Suzanne ^a   Crowley McHattan, Zachary ^a   Zhou, Shi ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise rehabilitation; Nintendo Wii Fit; Pulmonary hypertension; Sj gren s syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925627489     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.11.539     Document Type: Article

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