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Original Research

Manual wheelchair tilt-rest skill: a cross-sectional survey of awareness and capacity among wheelchair users

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Pages 590-594 | Received 05 Mar 2018, Accepted 05 Jun 2018, Published online: 19 Jun 2018

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