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Commentary on ‘Psychological morbidity among adults with cerebral palsy and spina bifida’: how can we support adults with cerebral palsy or spina bifida to achieve better psychological outcomes?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2020

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Mary E. Gannotti*
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Department of Rehabilitation, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut, 06117, USA Shriners Hospital for Children – Springfield, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA, 01104, USA
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Author for correspondence: Mary E. Gannotti, E-mail: gannotti@hartford.edu
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , March 2021 , pp. 702 - 703
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