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Research Paper

Determination of the minimal clinically important difference on the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs – OT)

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Pages 997-1003 | Received 14 Feb 2014, Accepted 04 Aug 2014, Published online: 21 Aug 2014

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