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Specialized techniques in rehabilitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Nadina Lincoln*
Affiliation:
Stroke Research Unit, General Hospital, Nottingham
*
Dr Nadina Lincoln, Stroke Research Unit, General Hospital, Park Row, Nottingham NG1 6HA, UK.

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Rehabilitation
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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