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Published on in Vol 16, No 2 (2014): February

A Decade of Research on the Use of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds in Health Care: A Systematic Literature Review

A Decade of Research on the Use of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds in Health Care: A Systematic Literature Review

A Decade of Research on the Use of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds in Health Care: A Systematic Literature Review

Authors of this article:

Reza Ghanbarzadeh1 ;   Amir Hossein Ghapanchi1 ;   Michael Blumenstein1 ;   Amir Talaei-Khoei2, 3
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