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Published on in Vol 11, No 6 (2022): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/32955, first published .
Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Promote the Well-being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Promote the Well-being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Promote the Well-being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Pilot Study

Authors of this article:

Samira Mehrabi1 Author Orcid Image ;   John E Muñoz2 Author Orcid Image ;   Aysha Basharat1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer Boger2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Shi Cao2 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael Barnett-Cowan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Laura E Middleton1, 3 Author Orcid Image
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