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Review
. 2020 Sep;47(5):589-593.
doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.104. Epub 2020 May 26.

Practical Guidance for Outpatient Spasticity Management During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Canadian Spasticity COVID-19 Task Force

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Practical Guidance for Outpatient Spasticity Management During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Canadian Spasticity COVID-19 Task Force

Rajiv Reebye et al. Can J Neurol Sci. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Guidance; Physical medicine and rehabilitation; Spasticity.

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Practical guidance for outpatient spasticity management flowchart.

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