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Research Article

The shaping of individual meanings assigned to assistive technology: a review of personal factors

T. Louise-Bender Pape The Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Hines Jr, VAH; Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, PO Box 500 (M/C 151H), Hines, IL 60141, USA; The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Rehabilitation Services Evaluation Unit (Suite 1374), 345 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Northwestern University Medical School; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Wieboldt Hall (Suite 717), 339 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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J. Kim The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Rehabilitation Services Evaluation Unit (Suite 1374), 345 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Northwestern University Medical School, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Abbott Hall, Suite 1205, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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B. Weiner Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Neuropsychology, 320 E. Superior Street, Searle-11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Northwestern University, School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Office of Medical Education (1574), 345 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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