Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 210-218 , February 2008

Health of Community-Dwelling Adults With Mobility Limitations in the United States: Prevalent Health Conditions. Part I

Presented as an abstract to the American Public Health Association, December 14, 2005, Philadelphia, PA.

  • Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    • Rasch was employed at the National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention when this work was completed.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, CRC, Room 1469, 10 Center Dr, MSC 1604, Bethesda, MD 20892-1604. Reprints are not available from the author.
    • ,
  • Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Larry Magder, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Barbara M. Altman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.146

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 210-218 , February 2008

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