Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 583-588 , May 2007

Association of Mobility Limitations With Health Care Satisfaction and Use of Preventive Care: A Survey of Medicare Beneficiaries

  • Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490
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  • Anne Shumway-Cook, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Kathryn M. Yorkston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Marcia A. Ciol, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Brian J. Dudgeon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Leighton Chan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Clinical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Institutes of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

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 Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant no. MM-0625-04/04) through the Association of Academic Medical Centers.

 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.2007.02.005

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 583-588 , May 2007

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