Editorial Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/rehabilitation.5.026
Advancing neurorehabilitation through a family-centric approach
Nirmal Surya1,*, Hitav Someshwar2
- 1Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India
- 2Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy School & Center, Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, India
Corresponding Author
Nirmal Surya, nirmal_surya@yahoo.com
Received Date: February 26, 2024
Accepted Date: March 04, 2024
Surya N, Someshwar H. Advancing neurorehabilitation through a family-centric approach. J Rehabil Res Pract. 2024;5(1):4-5.
Copyright: © 2024 Surya N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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