Health Benefits of Digital Videogames for Older Adults: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 402-410

  Hall, Amanda K ^a   Chavarria, Enmanuel ^a   Maneeratana, Vasana ^b   Chaney, Beth H ^a   Bernhardt, Jay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84992730961     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0046     Document Type: Review

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