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The influence of cultural beliefs on the utilisation of rehabilitation services in a rural South African context: Therapists’ perspective

Liezel Wegner, Anthea Rhoda
African Journal of Disability | Vol 4, No 1 | a128 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v4i1.128 | © 2015 Liezel Wegner, Anthea Rhoda | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 16 April 2014 | Published: 26 March 2015

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Liezel Wegner, Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Anthea Rhoda, Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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