Consumer preference in ranking walking function utilizing the walking index for spinal cord injury II
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Walking index for spinal cord injury.
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.77