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Research Papers

Activities of daily living in people with lower limb amputation: outcomes of an intervention to reduce dependence in pre-prosthetic phase

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Pages 1799-1806 | Received 18 Oct 2015, Accepted 07 Jul 2016, Published online: 16 Aug 2016

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