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Technical quality of online resources for mobility device training

Krista L. Besta Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada;b Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-7725View further author information
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Maude Beaudoinb Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City, CanadaView further author information
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François Routhiera Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada;b Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de service sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 228-233 | Received 24 Apr 2020, Accepted 25 May 2020, Published online: 10 Jun 2020

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