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Assistive Technology
The Official Journal of RESNA
Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 2
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Environmental barriers to participation and facilitators for use of three types of assistive technology devices

, MSc, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 68-76 | Accepted 01 Aug 2017, Published online: 13 Sep 2017

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