Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 21-27 , March 2006

Limb Deficiency and Prosthetic Management. 4. Comorbidities Associated With Limb Loss

  • Toni L. Roberts, DO

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Toni L. Roberts, DO, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 500 Foothill Blvd, #117, Salt Lake City, UT 84148
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  • Paul F. Pasquina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
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  • Virginia S. Nelson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Katherine M. Flood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Phillip R. Bryant, DO

      Affiliations

    • Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospitals, Allentown, PA
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  • Mark E. Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 21-27 , March 2006

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