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Expectations of independence and life satisfaction among ageing spinal cord injured adults

Mary Ann Mccoll, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Paul Stirling, Lyndhurst Spinal Cord Centre, 520 Sutherland Drive, Toronto, M4G 3VJ, Canada
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Janice Walker,
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Paul Corey, University of Toronto, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Toronto, M5T 1W5, Canada
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Russell Wilkins Statistics Canada, R. H. Coates Building, Ottawa, K1A 0T6, Canada
Pages 231-240 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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