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Research Papers

Effect of equestrian therapy and onotherapy in physical and psycho-social performances of adults with intellectual disability: a preliminary study of evaluation tools based on the ICF classification

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Pages 279-287 | Accepted 01 Jul 2011, Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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