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. 2022 Dec;58(6):790-792.
doi: 10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07681-X. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Fostering a uniform global name for the specialty of physicians working in rehabilitation

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Fostering a uniform global name for the specialty of physicians working in rehabilitation

Manoj Sivan et al. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2022 Dec.
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Conflicts of interest.—The authors certify that there is no conflict of interest with any financial organization regarding the material discussed in the manuscript.

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—Specialty name of ISPRM member countries.4
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—Workforce numbers 2006 – 2018 in medical specialties in the UK. Reference: Census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees in the UK. Federation of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK; 2020.

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