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Upper limb amputees: A clinic profile

J. P. Durance Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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B. J. O'shea School of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pages 68-72 | Accepted 01 Jan 1988, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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