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Research Paper

The African disability scooter: efficiency testing in paediatric amputees in Malawi

Verona BecklesBeit Cure International Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi,
,
Jennifer L. McCahillOxford Gait Laboratory, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK, Correspondence[email protected]
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Julie StebbinsOxford Gait Laboratory, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK,
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Nyengo MkandawireDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi,
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John C. T. ChurchEmeritus Consultant Surgeon, Buckinghamshire, England, and
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Chris LavyNuffield Department of Rheumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK
Pages 247-250 | Received 03 Sep 2013, Accepted 05 Jun 2014, Published online: 15 Oct 2014

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