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Integration of functional capacity to medically necessary, time-sensitive scoring system

A prospective observational study

Ahmet K. Koltka, Müşerref B. Dinçer, Mehmet Güzel, Mukadder Orhan-Sungur, Tülay Özkan-Seyhan, Demet Altun, Ali Fuat Kaan Gök and Mehmet İlhan
Saudi Medical Journal September 2023, 44 (9) 921-932; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20230318

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