Enhancing Aerobic Exercise with a Novel Virtual Exercise Buddy Based on the Köhler Effect
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عنوان ژورنال: Games for Health Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2161-783X,2161-7856
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2016.0018