Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S62-S70 , March 2007

Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. 3. Rehabilitation Phase After Acute Spinal Cord Injury

  • Steven C. Kirshblum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Cord Injury Services, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry–New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Steven C. Kirshblum, MD, Spinal Cord Injury Services, Kessler Institute for Rehab, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
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  • Michael M. Priebe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Chester H. Ho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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  • William M. Scelza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC
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  • Anthony E. Chiodo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Lisa-Ann Wuermser, MD

      Affiliations

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3, Supplement 1 , Pages S62-S70 , March 2007

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