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LETTER TO THE EDITOR| Volume 102, ISSUE 11, P2271-2272, November 2021

Response: Bilateral Arm Training vs Unilateral Arm Training for Severely Affected Patients With Stroke: Comments on Exploratory Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Published:August 07, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.06.019
      We thank the authors of the Letter to the Editor titled “Bilateral Arm Training vs Unilateral Arm Training for Severely Affected Patients with Stroke: Comments on Exploratory Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial”
      • Alashram AR
      • Annino G.
      Bilateral arm training vs unilateral arm training for severely affected patients with stroke: comments on exploratory single-blinded randomized controlled trial.
      for their interest in reading and providing a commentary to stimulate further discussion regarding rehabilitative interventions to improve arm motor control in severely affected patients with stroke.
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