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Original Article

Test–re-test reliability of walking speed, step length and step width measurement after traumatic brain injury: a pilot study

M. A. van Loo Maastricht University, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]. edu.au
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A. M. Moseley Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Australia
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J. M. Bosman Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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R. A. de Bie Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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L. Hassett Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, Australia
Pages 1041-1048 | Received 28 Feb 2003, Accepted 20 Jan 2004, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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