A comparison of the clinical presentation of HIV infected children with spastic diplegia to HIV uninfected children with spastic diplegia in a South African setting
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2167-9169,2167-9177
DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2017.1381325