Advancing Academic Capacity in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine to Strengthen Rehabilitation in Health Systems Worldwide: A Joint Effort by the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
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SUBMITTER: Frontera WR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
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Advancing Academic Capacity in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine to Strengthen Rehabilitation in Health Systems Worldwide: A Joint Effort by the European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Association of Academic Physiatrists, and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Frontera Walter R WR Stucki Gerold G Engkasan Julia P JP Francisco Gerard E GE Gutenbrunner Christoph C Hasnan Nazirah N Lains Jorge J Yusof Yusniza Mohd YM Negrini Stefano S Omar Zaliha Z Battistella Linamara Rizzo LR Sowa Gwen G Stam Henk H Bickenbach Jerome J
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 20220628 9
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