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Exploring perspectives from stroke survivors, carers and clinicians on virtual reality as a precursor to using telerehabilitation for spatial neglect post-stroke

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Pages 767-791 | Received 28 Oct 2019, Accepted 17 Aug 2020, Published online: 18 Sep 2020

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