Promoting Children's Health with Digital Games: A Review of Reviews

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 145-156

  Parisod, Heidi ^a   Pakarinen, Anni ^a   Kauhanen, Lotta ^a   Aromaa, Minna ^a,b   Leppänen, Ville ^a   Liukkonen, Tapani N ^a   Smed, Jouni ^a   Salanterä, Sanna ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Children and Adolescents Outpatient Clinic   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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EID: 84992702483     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2013.0086     Document Type: Review

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