Response to letter to the editor by Bjordal

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 701-702

  Kromer, Thilo O ^a,b   Tautenhahn, Ulrike G ^a   De Bie, Rob A ^b   Bart Staal, J ^b,c   Bastiaenen, Caroline H G ^b  

^a Physiotherapiezentrum Penzberg   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77954857153     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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