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User Perspectives on the Service Delivery of Complex Power Wheelchairs

Amanda E. Balsera Rehabilitation Services, Department of Occupational Therapy, Providence St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dana M. Howellb Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-7242View further author information
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Shirley P. O’Brienb Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8464-5057View further author information
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Pages 57-74 | Received 03 Aug 2020, Accepted 06 Dec 2020, Published online: 30 Dec 2020

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