Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S24-S29 , December 2007

Effects of Cessation of a Structured and Supervised Exercise Conditioning Program on Lean Mass and Muscle Strength in Severely Burned Children

  • Oscar E. Suman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Oscar E. Suman, PhD, Shriners Hospitals for Children, 815 Market St, Galveston, TX 77550
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  • David N. Herndon, MD

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 Supported by the National Institute for Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133A70019), the National Institutes of Health (grant nos. P50 GM06338, KO1-HL70451), and Shriners Hospitals for Children (grant nos. 8760, 8480).

 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)01552-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.002

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S24-S29 , December 2007