Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 1-7 , December 2005

Opening the Black Box of Poststroke Rehabilitation: Stroke Rehabilitation Patients, Processes, and Outcomes

  • Gerben DeJong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gerben DeJong, PhD, National Rehabilitation Hospital, 102 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010
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  • Susan D. Horn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Brendan Conroy, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
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  • Diane Nichols, PT, NCS

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
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  • Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133B990005) and the U.S. Army & 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.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.09.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 1-7 , December 2005

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