Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 611-618 , May 2006

A Longitudinal Study of Health-Related Quality of Life After Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Kathleen F. Pagulayan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Kathleen F. Pagulayan, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Box 356490, 1959 NE Pacific St, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195
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  • Nancy R. Temkin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Joan Machamer, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Sureyya S. Dikmen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (grant no. RO1 NS19643) and National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (grant no. F32 HD048030).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.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00102-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.01.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 5 , Pages 611-618 , May 2006

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