Visual rehabilitation with a vision-trainer instrument for patients with severe acquired brain injury (sABI): Two case reports
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2014.03.256