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Research Article

The provision of assistive devices and home adaptations to patients with ALS in the Netherlands: Patients’ perspectives

Huub CreemersNetherlands ALS Centre/Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Department of Rehabilitation, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anita BeelenNetherlands ALS Centre/Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Department of Rehabilitation, The Netherlands
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Hepke GrupstraNetherlands ALS Centre/Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Department of Rehabilitation, The Netherlands
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Frans NolletNetherlands ALS Centre/Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Department of Rehabilitation, The Netherlands
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Leonard H. van den BergNetherlands ALS Centre/University Medical Centre Utrecht, Section Neuromuscular Diseases Brain Centre Rudolf Magnus, The Netherlands
Pages 420-425 | Received 17 Jan 2014, Accepted 28 Apr 2014, Published online: 05 Jun 2014

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