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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT

Life satisfaction and self-efficacy in patients affected by a first stroke living in Kuwait: A two-phase study

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Pages 443-456 | Accepted 19 Oct 2012, Published online: 04 Jan 2013

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