Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 234-238 , February 2007

Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations During Late Rehabilitation in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Elisabet Børsheim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children/UTMB, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Elisabet Børsheim, PhD, Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children/UTMB, 815 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550.
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  • Quynh-Uyen T. Bui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, UTMB, Galveston, TX.
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  • Robert R. Wolfe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Metabolism Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children/UTMB, Galveston, TX

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 Supported by the Moody Endowment.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 234-238 , February 2007

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