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Original Article

Reflections of patients and therapists on a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme for persons with brachial plexus injuries

Renske M. J. JanssenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ton SatinkDepartment of Occupational Therapy, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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Jos IjspeertDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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Nens van AlfenDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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Jan T. GroothuisDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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Tanya L. PackerSchool of Occupational Therapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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Edith H. C. CupDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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Pages 1427-1434 | Received 08 Mar 2017, Accepted 17 Jan 2018, Published online: 31 Jan 2018

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