Virtual Validity: mHealth Simulation Games, Diagnostic Indicators, and Behavior Change
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mobile Technology in Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1839-7808
DOI: 10.7309/jmtm.2.4s.14