Commentary on: “Mapping the commonalities of rehabilitation: using GUIDE-rehab to open the black box of programmes across diverse health conditions”

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  • Paolo Boldrini Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist, Private Practice, Ferrara, Italy
  • Mauro Zampolini Director, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine ,USL UMBRIA 2, Italy

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https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v58.46449

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2026-08-17

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Boldrini, P., & Zampolini, M. (2026). Commentary on: “Mapping the commonalities of rehabilitation: using GUIDE-rehab to open the black box of programmes across diverse health conditions”. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 58, jrm46449. https://doi.org/10.2340/jrm.v58.46449

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