“Transported to a better place”: : The influence of virtual reality on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
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Maria Matsangidou, Theodoros Solomou, Fotos Frangoudes, Ersi Papayianni, Natalie Kkeli, Constantinos S. PattichiAuthors Info & Claims
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