The challenge of spinal cord injury care in the developing world.

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Published in J Spinal Cord Med on January 01, 2012

Authors

Anthony S Burns1, Colleen O'Connell

Author Affiliations

1: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. burns.anthony@torontorehab.on.ca

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