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Robot-assisted rehabilitation: it is the time for utilisation in in-patient health care facilities to maintain the activity of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic


- Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Abstract
Abstract


Title
Robot-assisted rehabilitation: it is the time for utilisation in in-patient health care facilities to maintain the activity of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
80-81
Published online
2021-03-29
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932
Article views/downloads
861
DOI
10.5603/IMH.2021.0013
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
IMH 2021;72(1):80-81.
Authors
Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail


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