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Assistive Technology
The Official Journal of RESNA
Volume 30, 2018 - Issue 4
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Assistive technology reasoning in rural school-based occupational therapy

, PhD, OTR, FAOTA
Pages 209-217 | Accepted 15 Mar 2017, Published online: 05 Jun 2017

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