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Reducing redundant testing using the Functional Independence Measure and Early Functional Abilities scale during rehabilitation in patients with brain injury

Asger R. PedersenHammel Neurorehabilitation Centre and University Research Clinic, Aarhus University, Hammel, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter W. StubbsHammel Neurorehabilitation Centre and University Research Clinic, Aarhus University, Hammel, Denmark
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Jørgen F. NielsenHammel Neurorehabilitation Centre and University Research Clinic, Aarhus University, Hammel, Denmark
Pages 1090-1095 | Received 18 Sep 2017, Accepted 25 May 2018, Published online: 01 Jun 2018

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