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Published on in Vol 9, No 3 (2021): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/20066, first published .
Serious Game Design and Clinical Improvement in Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Review

Serious Game Design and Clinical Improvement in Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Review

Serious Game Design and Clinical Improvement in Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Catarina Vieira1 Author Orcid Image ;   Carla Ferreira da Silva Pais-Vieira2 Author Orcid Image ;   João Novais3 Author Orcid Image ;   André Perrotta1, 4 Author Orcid Image
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