Highlights of Other Va Research Programs
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Edited by Eugene F. Murphy, Ph . D., Director Research Center for Prosthetics Veterans Administration 252 Seventh Avenue New York, N .Y . 10001 Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Sensory Aids Research Services Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development and Prosthetic and Orthotic Education and Information Program Committee on Prosthetic-®rthotic Education National Academy of Sciences 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D .C. 20418 Colin A. McLaurin, Sc . D. Subcommittee on Fundamental Studies
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