Efficacy of virtual reality for pain relief in medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Teh JJ, Pascoe DJ, Hafeji S, Parchure R, Koczoski A, Rimmer MP, Khan KS, Al Wattar BH

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03266-6
Published: 2024 Feb 14
Container: BMC medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12916-024-03266-6,
  title = {Efficacy of virtual reality for pain relief in medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.},
  author = {Teh JJ and Pascoe DJ and Hafeji S and Parchure R and Koczoski A and Rimmer MP and Khan KS and Al Wattar BH},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {BMC medicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s12916-024-03266-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03266-6}
}

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AU  - Khan KS
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JJ, T., DJ, P., S, H., R, P., A, K., MP, R., KS, K., & BH, A. W. (2024). Efficacy of virtual reality for pain relief in medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. BMC medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03266-6

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