Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1576-1582 , December 2006

Occupational Categories and Return to Work After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Multicenter Study

  • William C. Walker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to William C. Walker, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980661, Richmond, VA 23298-0661.
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  • Jennifer H. Marwitz, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Tessa Hart, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Thomas A. Novack, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (grant nos. H133A020516, H133A020509, and H133A020505).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.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01317-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.335

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1576-1582 , December 2006

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