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Current affiliation for Toro, Department of Physical Therapy and School of Medicine, CES University, Medellin, Colombia.
Supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Health and Human Services (grant no. H133N060019).
The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department Health and Human Services or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
R.A.C. reports financial relations with Accessible Design and Three Rivers Holdings, outside the submitted work. The other authors have nothing to disclose.
