Clinician's commentary

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-164

  Gosselink, Rik ^a   Robbeets, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 77951806495     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.2.163     Document Type: Note

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