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Assessment Procedures

Inter-rater agreement of the Arabic Gross Motor Classification System Expanded & Revised in children with cerebral palsy in Jordan

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Pages 1895-1901 | Received 22 Jun 2014, Accepted 07 Nov 2014, Published online: 24 Nov 2014

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