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Poststroke Fatigue: The Patient Perspective

C. A. YoungThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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R. J. MillsLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston, UK
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C. GibbonsSchool of PsychologyUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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E. W. ThorntonSchool of PsychologyUniversity of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Pages 478-484 | Published online: 05 Jan 2015

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