Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S50-S56 , December 2007

Barriers to Return to Work After Burn Injuries

Presented in part to the American Burn Association, April 7, 2006, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Peter C. Esselman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Peter C. Esselman, MD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, 325 9th Ave, Box 359740, Seattle, WA 98104
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  • Shelley Wiechman Askay, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Dennis C. Lezotte, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO
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  • Radha K. Holavanahalli, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • Gina Magyar-Russell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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  • James A. Fauerbach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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  • Loren H. Engrav, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education (grant no. H133A020402).

 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.2007.09.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S50-S56 , December 2007

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