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Assessment Procedures

French-Canadian translation of the WheelCon-M (WheelCon-M-F) and evaluation of its validity evidence using telephone administration

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Pages 812-819 | Received 09 Jul 2013, Accepted 30 Jun 2014, Published online: 21 Jul 2014

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