Pedestrian inattention blindness while playing Pokémon Go as an emerging health-risk behavior: A case report

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Barbieri, Stefania ^a,b   Vettore, Gianna ^a   Pietrantonio, Vincenzo ^a   Snenghi, Rossella ^a   Tredese, Alberto ^a   Bergamini, Mauro ^b   Previato, Sara ^b   Stefanati, Armando ^b   Gaudio, Rosa Maria ^b   Feltracco, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle collisions; Multiple trauma; Pedestrians; Pok mon Go; Road injuries; Traffic accidents; Videogames

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; DISTRACTED DRIVING; EXERCISE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEO GAME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; DISTRACTED DRIVING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDESTRIANS; RISK-TAKING; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 85018767053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6596     Document Type: Article

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