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Research Article

People with stroke living in the community: Attention deficits, balance, ADL ability and falls

D HYNDMAN Health and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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A ASHBURN Health and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Pages 817-822 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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