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Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics Volume 38, 2018 - Issue 1
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Active Video Gaming for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Does a Clinic-Based Virtual Reality Component Offer an Additive Benefit? A Pilot Study

Danielle LevacDepartment of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna McCormickDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Mindy F. LevinSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Marie BrienPhysiotherapy, Ottawa Children's Treatment Center, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Richard MillsSchool of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-7539View further author information
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Elka MillerMedical Imaging Department, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1075-5952View further author information
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Heidi SveistrupFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-8121View further author information
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Pages 74-87 | Received 09 May 2016, Accepted 21 Jan 2017, Published online: 04 Apr 2017

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