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. 1992 Jun;1(2):134–137. doi: 10.1136/qshc.1.2.134

Formal rehabilitation after stroke.

N Freemantle 1, C Pollock 1, T A Sheldon 1, J M Mason 1, F Song 1, A F Long 1, S Ibbotson 1
PMCID: PMC1054979  PMID: 10136844

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