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Published on in Vol 22, No 6 (2020): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/17331, first published .
The Role of Virtual Reality in Improving Health Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review

The Role of Virtual Reality in Improving Health Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review

The Role of Virtual Reality in Improving Health Outcomes for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Gordana Dermody1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lisa Whitehead1 Author Orcid Image ;   Graham Wilson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Courtney Glass1 Author Orcid Image
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