Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 101-114 , December 2005

Stroke Rehabilitation Patients, Practice, and Outcomes: Is Earlier and More Aggressive Therapy Better?

  • Susan D. Horn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems Inc, 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, Washington, DC
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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  • Randall J. Smout, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems Inc, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Julie Gassaway, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems Inc, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Roberta James, MStat

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research, International Severity Information Systems Inc, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Brendan Conroy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Recovery Program, Washington, DC

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and 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.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.09.016

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages 101-114 , December 2005

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