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Rehabilitation of the elderly lower limb amputee

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Penny Buttenshaw*
Affiliation:
Roehampton Disablement Services Centre, Queen Mary's University Hospital, London, UK
*
Penny Buttenshaw, Superintendent III Physiotherapist, Roehampton Disablement Services Centre, Queen Mary's University Hospital, London SW15 5AN, UK.

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Rehabilitation
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