Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1268-1275 , October 2007

Mobility Assistive Device Utilization in a Prospective Study of Patients With First-Ever Stroke

  • Jeffrey Jutai, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, ON, Canada
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jeffrey W. Jutai, PhD, CPsych, Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, Room B-3002a, 801 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON N6C 5J1, Canada
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  • Sherry Coulson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, ON, Canada
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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  • Robert Teasell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, ON, Canada
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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  • Mark Bayley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute & Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Jayne Garland, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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  • Nancy Mayo, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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  • Sharon Wood-Dauphinee, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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 Supported by the Canadian Stroke Network (grant no. CSN-2000-011).

 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.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01280-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.773

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 10 , Pages 1268-1275 , October 2007

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