Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S7-S17 , December 2007

Assets and Liabilities of the Burn Model System Data Model: A Comparison With the National Burn Registry

  • Dennis C. Lezotte, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dennis C. Lezotte, PhD, Dept of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 4200 E 9th Ave, Campus Box B-119, Denver, CO 80262
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  • Rebecca A. Hills, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
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  • Sonya L. Heltshe, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado and Health Sciences 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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  • James A. Fauerbach, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Patricia Blakeney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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  • Matthew B. Klein, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington Burn Center and Division of Plastic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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  • Loren H. Engrav, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington Burn Center and Division of Plastic Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service, 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.2007.09.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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