The use of virtual world-based cardiac rehabilitation to encourage healthy lifestyle choices among cardiac patients: Intervention development and pilot study protocol

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Brewer, LaPrincess C ^a   Kaihoi, Brian ^a   Zarling, Kathleen K ^a   Squires, Ray W ^a   Thomas, Randal ^a   Kopecky, Stephen ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular diseases; EHealth; Health behavior; Internet; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982209337     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4285     Document Type: Article

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