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Digital Health Reviews (1315) Exergames, Active Games and Gamification of Physical Activity (181) Physical Activity for Older People (184) Preventing Social Isolation and Fostering Social Interactions in Old Age (69)

Published on in Vol 20, No 6 (2018): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10486, first published .
The Social Effects of Exergames on Older Adults: Systematic Review and Metric Analysis

The Social Effects of Exergames on Older Adults: Systematic Review and Metric Analysis

The Social Effects of Exergames on Older Adults: Systematic Review and Metric Analysis

Authors of this article:

Jinhui Li1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mojisola Erdt1 Author Orcid Image ;   Luxi Chen2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yuanyuan Cao1 Author Orcid Image ;   Shan-Qi Lee1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yin-Leng Theng1 Author Orcid Image
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