Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in BMC Med on September 10, 2013

Authors

Casey L Peiris1, Nora Shields, Natasha K Brusco, Jennifer J Watts, Nicholas F Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Casey.Peiris@easternhealth.org.au.

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