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Qualitative Research Report

Strength training to improve walking after stroke: how physiotherapist, patient and workplace factors influence exercise prescription

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Pages 1198-1206 | Received 25 Nov 2019, Accepted 19 Sep 2020, Published online: 19 Nov 2020

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