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Integrated Mental Practice Training Improves Functional Mobility in Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000260205.67348.2b