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Rehabilitation in Practice

A retrospective study on the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of LoveYourBrain Yoga for people with traumatic brain injury and caregivers

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Pages 1764-1775 | Received 02 May 2019, Accepted 21 Sep 2019, Published online: 02 Oct 2019

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