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Original Articles

Fall assessment in subacute inpatient stroke rehabilitation using clinical characteristics and the most preferred stroke severity and outcome measures

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Pages 60-72 | Received 07 Jan 2021, Accepted 09 Jul 2021, Published online: 14 Aug 2021

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