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European Journal of Physiotherapy Volume 19, 2017 - Issue sup1: European Journal of Physiotherapy, publishing partner of the 18th World Confederation for Physical Therapy, WCPT, Congress, held in July 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa
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Abstract

A comparison of the clinical presentation of HIV infected children with spastic diplegia to HIV uninfected children with spastic diplegia in a South African setting

Tasvi NaikDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joanne PottertonDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 59-61 | Published online: 14 Oct 2017

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