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Borisova V.A.

Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute

Isakova E.V.

Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Clinical Research Institute

Kotov S.V.

Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute

Cognitive rehabilitation after stroke using non-pharmacological approaches

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Borisova V.A., Isakova E.V., Kotov S.V.

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Borisova VA, Isakova EV, Kotov SV. Cognitive rehabilitation after stroke using non-pharmacological approaches. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2021;121(12‑2):26‑32. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202112112226

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