Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 7 , Pages 858-861 , July 2007

Lessons Learned While Conducting Research on Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury

  • Marylou Guihan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Marylou Guihan, PhD, Center for the Management of Complex Chronic Care (151-H), Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL 60141
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  • Susan L. Garber, MA

      Affiliations

    • VA Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Charles H. Bombardier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Ramon Durazo-Arizu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
    • ,
  • Barry Goldstein, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, Hines, IL
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • Veterans Health Administration Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Strategic Healthcare Group, Seattle, WA.
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  • Sally Ann Holmes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

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 Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service (grant no. IIR 01-153).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.2007.03.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 7 , Pages 858-861 , July 2007

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