Tetraplegia Hand Activity Questionnaire (THAQ): the development,assessment of arm–hand function-related activities in tetraplegic patients with a spinal cord injury
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101588