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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Using Goal Attainment Scaling in physiotherapeutic home-based stroke rehabilitation

Leigh A. Hale REAL Neurology Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy Research and School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 142-149 | Received 22 Jul 2009, Accepted 12 Apr 2010, Published online: 30 Jun 2010

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