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Participant perceptions of a novel physiotherapy approach (“Blue Prescription”) for increasing levels of physical activity in people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study following intervention

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Pages 1174-1181 | Received 03 Oct 2011, Accepted 20 Aug 2012, Published online: 03 Oct 2012

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Leigh A Hale, Catherine M Smith, Hilda F Mulligan, Divya Adhia, Bryan Siew & Gareth J Treharne. (2018) Exploring the Blue Prescription intervention to promote physical activity in people with long-term conditions. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 25:7, pages 365-376.
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Tayler Walter, Leigh Hale & Cath Smith. (2015) Blue Prescription: A single-subject design intervention to enable physical activity for people with stroke. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 22:2, pages 87-95.
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