A Preliminary Study on the Effectiveness of Exergame Nintendo "wii Fit Plus" on the Balance of Nursing Home Residents

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Janssen, Sacha ^a   Tange, Huibert ^b   Arends, Rachele ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84992747343     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2012.0074     Document Type: Article

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