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Environmental factors that influence communication between people with communication disability and their healthcare providers in hospital: a review of the literature within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework

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Pages 601-632 | Received 12 Apr 2007, Accepted 10 Dec 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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