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Limb loss in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

Jelena Svircev1 Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA;2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Debbie Tan3 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ashley Garrison4 Stanbro Healthcare Group, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
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Brent Pennelly5 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, Arroyo Grande, California
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Stephen P. Burns1 Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA;2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Pages 420-425 | Published online: 18 Aug 2020

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