Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 297-303 , February 2008

Actual and Perceived Activity Levels in Polio Survivors and Older Controls: A Longitudinal Study

  • Mary G. Klein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA
    • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mary G. Klein, PhD, Korman 204-B, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, 1200 W Tabor Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19141
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  • Leonard E. Braitman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Roberta Costello, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Mary Ann Keenan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Alberto Esquenazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Moss Rehab Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
    • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

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 Supported by the U.S. Department of the Army (grant no. DAMD17-01-1-0822).

 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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01698-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.156

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 297-303 , February 2008

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