Rehabilitation of spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord Medicine: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kirshblum, Steven ^a,b   Bloomgarden, Jessica ^c   McClure, Isa ^b   Nead, Cindy ^b   Forrest, Gail ^a,b   Mitchell, Jane ^b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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