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Original Article

A qualitative exploration of how individuals reconstruct their sense of self following acquired brain injury in comparison with spinal cord injury

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Pages 27-37 | Received 19 Sep 2012, Accepted 21 Sep 2013, Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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