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Case study: Utility of a microcomputer as an external memory aid for a memory-impaired head injury patient during in-patient rehabilitation

HYUN JUNG KIM Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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DAVID T. BURKE Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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MURDO M. DOWDS Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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JENNIFER GEORGE Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 147-150 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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