Virtual-reality rehabilitation for inpatient elderly leukemic patients: psychological and physical roles during the fourth COVID-19 wave

Ali Ismail

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Virtual-reality rehabilitation for inpatient elderly leukemic patients: psychological and physical roles during the fourth COVID-19 wave

Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail

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Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(2): 185–186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2022.115882

Online publish date: 2022/06/30

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Virtual-reality rehabilitation for inpatient elderly leukemic patients: psychological and physical roles during the fourth COVID-19 wave

Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail 1

Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail

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