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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 10, 2015 - Issue 3
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The influence of environmental and personal factors on participation of lower-limb prosthetic users in low-income countries: prosthetists’ perspectives

Season KamDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Mallory KentDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Alin KhodaverdianDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Liane DaiterDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Janet NjelesaniDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Debra CameronDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Correspondence[email protected]
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Jan AndrysekBloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and ;Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 245-251 | Received 07 Oct 2013, Accepted 14 Mar 2014, Published online: 02 Apr 2014

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