Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1106-1114 , August 2006

Cardiovascular Responses and Postexercise Hypotension After Arm Cycling Exercise in Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury

  • Victoria E. Claydon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Adrienne T. Hol, MSc

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
    • ,
  • Janice J. Eng, PhD, PT, OT

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
    • ,
  • Andrei V. Krassioukov, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Andrei V. Krassioukov, MD, PhD, International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD), 6270 University Blvd, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

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 Supported by the Rick Hansen Man In Motion Research Foundation (grant no. 05-0747), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (career scientist award), and Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research.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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(06)00442-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 8 , Pages 1106-1114 , August 2006

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