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Original Research

Survey of the functional priorities in patients with disability due to neuromuscular disorders

Nivedita U. JerathCarver College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; ;Department of Neurology, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Kevin SimoensDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; View further author information
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Dylan MannDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; View further author information
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Steph KollaschMuscular Dystrophy Association, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA; View further author information
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Nicole GroslandDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; View further author information
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Karim A. MalikDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; View further author information
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Chandan G. ReddyDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAView further author information
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Pages 133-137 | Received 03 Jun 2017, Accepted 30 Nov 2017, Published online: 08 Dec 2017

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