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Original Research

Cross-cultural adaptation of wheelchair skills test (version 4.3) for wheelchair users and caregivers to the Portuguese language (Brazil)

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Pages 491-498 | Received 24 Jun 2018, Accepted 04 Apr 2019, Published online: 30 May 2019

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