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Development of a Tablet-based symbol digit modalities test for reliably assessing information processing speed in patients with stroke

Li-Chen TungDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan;
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Wan-Hui YuSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Gong-Hong LinSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Tzu-Ying YuDepartment of Occupational Therapy, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
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Chien-Te WuSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; ;Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Chia-Yin TsaiDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
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Willy ChouDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; ;Department of Recreation and Health Care Management, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy, Tainan, Taiwan;
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Mei-Hsiang ChenSchool of Occupational Therapy, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; ;Occupational Therapy Room, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ching-Lin HsiehSchool of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pages 1952-1960 | Received 22 Apr 2015, Accepted 19 Oct 2015, Published online: 10 Feb 2016

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