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The Efficacy of Virtual Reality on the Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Diseases: Umbrella Review

The Efficacy of Virtual Reality on the Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Diseases: Umbrella Review

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Peiyuan Tang1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yangbin Cao1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Djandan Tadum Arthur Vithran Vithran1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wenfeng Xiao1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ting Wen1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Shuguang Liu4 Author Orcid Image ;   Yusheng Li1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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