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  1. Occupational Therapy Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

    Fahad Manee, Mohammed Nadar & Musaed Al-Naser

  2. Ibn Sina Neurological Hospital, Ministry of Health, Hawalli, Kuwait

    Khadijah Al-Ramezi

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Manee, F., Nadar, M., Al-Naser, M. et al. Quality of Life among Kuwaiti Women Living with Chronic Neuromuscular Conditions. Applied Research Quality Life 8, 201–217 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-012-9189-3

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