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Applicability of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation interventions in natural disaster settings

Su Yi LeeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Disaster Rehabilitation Committee, International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Australia;Australian Rehabilitation Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bhasker AmatyaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Disaster Rehabilitation Committee, International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Australia;Australian Rehabilitation Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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Rodney JudsonTrauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Melinda TruesdaleEmergency Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Jan D. ReinhardtDisaster Rehabilitation Committee, International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Australia;Department of Disaster Health Sciences, Institute of Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China;Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland, Department of Health Sciences, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland;Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Taslim UddinAustralian Rehabilitation Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia;Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Xiang-Hu XiongDisaster Rehabilitation Committee, International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Australia;Brain Injury Rehab Laura Fergusson Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Fary KhanDepartment of Rehabilitation, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia;Disaster Rehabilitation Committee, International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Australia;Australian Rehabilitation Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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Pages 1293-1298 | Received 26 Nov 2018, Accepted 06 Jul 2019, Published online: 17 Jul 2019

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