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Establishing the Turkish version of the SIGAM mobility scale, and determining its validity and reliability in lower extremity amputees

Hülya YilmazAnkara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ümit GafuroğluAnkara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
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Nicola RyallNational Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, Ireland;
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Selcen YükselDepartment of Statistic, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 346-352 | Received 21 Oct 2015, Accepted 15 Oct 2016, Published online: 20 Nov 2016

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