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Policy implementation in wheelchair service delivery in a rural South African setting

BACKGROUND: Wheelchairs allow users to realise basic human rights and improved quality of life. South African and international documents guide rehabilitation service delivery and thus the provision of wheelchairs. Evidence indicates that rehabilitation policy implementation gaps exist in rural Sout...

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Autores principales:	Visagie, Surona, Scheffler, Elsje, Schneider, Marguerite
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442587/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729993 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v2i1.63

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