Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1079-1085 , August 2006

Trends in Life Expectancy After Spinal Cord Injury

  • David J. Strauss, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to David J. Strauss, PhD, Life Expectancy Project, 1439 17th Ave, San Francisco CA 94122-3402
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  • Michael J. DeVivo, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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  • David R. Paculdo, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco CA
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  • Robert M. Shavelle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco CA

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 Supported in part by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133A011201).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.2006.04.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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