Association between phantom limb complex and the level of amputation in lower limb amputee
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1017-995X
DOI: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.02.007