Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , January 2008

Relationships Among Premorbid Alcohol Use, Acute Intoxication, and Early Functional Status After Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Chad D. Vickery, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
    • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Chad D. Vickery, PhD, Methodist Rehabilitation Center, 1350 E Woodrow Wilson, Jackson, MS 39216
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  • Mark Sherer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Hermann TIRR, Houston, TX
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  • Todd G. Nick, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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  • Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS
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  • John D. Corrigan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Flora Hammond, MD

      Affiliations

    • Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC
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  • Stephen Macciocchi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA
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  • David L. Ripley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
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  • Angelle Sander, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Hermann TIRR, Houston, TX
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine/Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX.

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133A0205514).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.2007.07.047

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 48-55 , January 2008

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