Games for Rehabilitation: Wii-based Movement Therapy Improves Poststroke Movement Ability

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 384-387

  McNulty, Penelope A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84992695895     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0055     Document Type: Article

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