Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 881-888 , May 2005

Primary Care Practitioners’ Understanding of Physiatric Practice: Effects on Intention to Refer

  • Cristin McKenna, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
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  • Neil J. Farber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Neil J. Farber, MD, General Internal Medicine Faculty, Dept of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, 501 W 14th St, Rm 5236, Wilmington, DE 19801.
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  • Kelly S. Eschbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
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  • Virginia U. Collier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
    • Center for Rehabilitation, Wilmington Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.

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 Supported by the Osler Fund of Christiana Care.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the author(s) or on any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(04)01392-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 881-888 , May 2005

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