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Credentials: Desré Bates
SASHT member listing
Simi Padmanabhan
AHT (BAHT)
Degrees / post-nominals: Desré Bates
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Simi Padmanabhan
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Type: Desré Bates
Occupational therapist
Simi Padmanabhan
Hand therapist
Practice: Desré Bates
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Simi Padmanabhan
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Region: Desré Bates
Parow · South Africa
Simi Padmanabhan
United Kingdom
Years in practice (listing): Desré Bates
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Simi Padmanabhan
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Telehealth: Desré Bates
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Simi Padmanabhan
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Languages: Desré Bates
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Simi Padmanabhan
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Specialties (tags): Desré Bates
Hand therapy, Upper limb rehabilitation
Simi Padmanabhan
Hand therapy, Upper limb rehabilitation
Listing status: Desré Bates
Public-source listing — not a live credential check
Simi Padmanabhan
Public-source listing — not a live credential check
Public sources: Desré Bates
Public listing source for Desré Bates (opens in a new tab)
Simi Padmanabhan
Public listing source for Simi Padmanabhan (opens in a new tab)

Side-by-side field values for two selected public directory profiles.
Field	Desré Bates	Simi Padmanabhan
Credentials	SASHT member listing	AHT (BAHT)
Degrees / post-nominals	—	—
Type	Occupational therapist	Hand therapist
Practice	—	—
Region	Parow · South Africa	United Kingdom
Years in practice (listing)	—	—
Telehealth	—	—
Languages	—	—
Specialties (tags)	Hand therapy, Upper limb rehabilitation	Hand therapy, Upper limb rehabilitation
Listing status	Public-source listing — not a live credential check	Public-source listing — not a live credential check
Public sources	Public listing source for Desré Bates (opens in a new tab)	Public listing source for Simi Padmanabhan (opens in a new tab)

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