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Self-body split: issues of identity in physical recovery following a stroke

Caroline S. Ellis-Hill Health Research Unit, School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, SO17 1BJ, UK
,
Sheila Payne Health Research Unit, School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, SO17 1BJ, UK
&
Christopher Ward Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, UK
Pages 725-733 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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