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Community-based alternatives to hospital rehabilitation services: a review of the evidence and suggestions for approaching future evaluations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Gary Lafferty*
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
*
Department of Health Policy and Management, Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK

Abstract

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Type
Rehabilitation
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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