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Case Report

An adapted walking intervention for a child with Pitt Hopkins syndrome*

Amanda Faith CaseyDepartment of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vanessa PickardDepartment of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, CanadaView further author information
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Claire UllrichDepartment of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, CanadaView further author information
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Zachary MacNeilDepartment of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, CanadaView further author information
Pages 25-30 | Received 15 Nov 2016, Accepted 30 Dec 2016, Published online: 26 Jan 2017

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