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Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation

Eugene Nizeyimana1 Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joliana Phillips2 Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-8128
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Conran Joseph1 Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3121-2685
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Pages 255-262 | Published online: 10 Jan 2022

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