Revamping neurorehabilitation in Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-64

  Al Adawi, Samir ^a   Burke, David T ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

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EID: 34248650008     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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