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Rehabilitation in Practice

Evaluation of prosthetic usage in upper limb amputees

I Dudkiewicz Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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R Gabrielov Department of Neurologic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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I Seiv-Ner Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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G Zelig Department of Neurologic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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M Heim Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Pages 60-63 | Accepted 01 Sep 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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