Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1442-1446 , November 2006

Factors Influencing Involvement in Research and Career Choice: A Survey of Graduating Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents

  • Neil A. Segal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa and VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Neil A. Segal, MD, Dept of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr, 0728 JPP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1088
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  • Cynthia Wilson Garvan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Medicine Division of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    • ,
  • Jeffrey R. Basford, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

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 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.2006.07.274

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1442-1446 , November 2006

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