Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 8-15 , December 2005

Another Look at Observational Studies in Rehabilitation Research: Going Beyond the Holy Grail of the Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Susan D. Horn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Severity Information Systems Inc and Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Susan D. Horn, PhD, Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, 699 E South Temple, Ste 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84102-1282
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  • Gerben DeJong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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  • David K. Ryser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neuro Specialty Rehabilitation Unit, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Peter J. Veazie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Services Research and Policy, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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  • Jeffrey Teraoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

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    Three essential components for a CPI study. Abbreviation: LOS, length of stay.

    Three essential components for a CPI study. Abbreviation: LOS, length of stay.

 Supported by the National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133B990005) and the U.S. Army and Materiel Command (cooperative agreement award no. DAMD17-02-2-0032). The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this article are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy, or decision unless so designated by other documentation.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01183-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.116

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 8-15 , December 2005

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