Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S57-S64 , December 2007

Physical and Psychologic Rehabilitation Outcomes for Young Adults Burned as Children

  • Christine P. Baker, EdD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Christine P. Baker, EdD, PT, School of Allied Health Sciences, Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1144.
    • ,
  • William J. Russell, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • ,
  • Walter Meyer III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Shriners Hospital for Children, Shriners Burns Hospital, Galveston, TX.
    • ,
  • Patricia Blakeney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Shriners Hospital for Children, Shriners Burns Hospital, Galveston, TX.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133G990052) and the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health (grant no. M01RR00073).

 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.2007.09.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S57-S64 , December 2007

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