Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 287-294 , March 2007

Spasticity Experience Domains in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury

Presented in part to the Department of Veterans Affairs Third National Rehabilitation Research and Development Conference, February 10, 2002, Arlington, VA.

  • Jane S. Mahoney, DSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
    • Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Jane S. Mahoney, DSN, RN, Menninger Clinic, 2801 Gessner Dr, Houston, TX 77080
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  • Joan C. Engebretson, DrPH, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
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  • Karon F. Cook, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Measurement Excellence and Training Resource Information Center, Houston, TX
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Karen A. Hart, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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  • Susan Robinson-Whelen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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  • Arthur M. Sherwood, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

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 Supported by a grant from the Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (grant no. B2212B).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.Reprints are not available from the author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.029

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 3 , Pages 287-294 , March 2007

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