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Ying Wu, Wooksang Chang. Research on the treatment of the elderly with Alzheimer disease in virtual reality puzzle games. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2021) Vol. 3, Issue 7: 5-8. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2021.030702.

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