Return to work in traumatic lower limb amputees patients
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Return to work after lower limb amputation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Fisiátrica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0104-7795
DOI: 10.5935/0104-7795.20130029