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Editorial

Assistive technology devices for toileting and showering used in spinal cord injury rehabilitation – a comment on terminology

Emma L. FriesenSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and ;Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Deborah TheodorosSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and ;Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Trevor G. RussellSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and ;Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Pages 1-2 | Received 31 Oct 2014, Accepted 03 Nov 2014, Published online: 17 Nov 2014

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