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Development of a scale to measure the psychosocial impact of assistive devices: lessons learned and the road ahead

H. Day Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Canada
,
J. Jutai School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
&
K. A. Campbell Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre, Toronto, Canada and Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Pages 31-37 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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