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Research Papers

Tactile function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy compared to typically developing children

Megan Louise AuldCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Roslyn BoydQueensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
,
G. Lorimer MoseleyThe Sansom Institute of Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia and Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
,
Robert Ware
&
Leanne Marie Johnston
Pages 1488-1494 | Accepted 01 Dec 2011, Published online: 06 Feb 2012

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