Evidence-based therapy for recovery of function after spinal cord injury

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 259-274

  Harkema, Susan ^a   Behrman, Andrea ^b   Barbeau, Hugues ^c  

^a Frazier Rehab Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84867807297     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52137-8.00016-4     Document Type: Chapter

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