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Original Article

Exploring barriers and facilitators to the clinical use of virtual reality for post-stroke unilateral spatial neglect assessment

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Pages 284-292 | Received 13 Mar 2017, Accepted 28 Sep 2017, Published online: 07 Nov 2017

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