Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 457-462 , March 2008

The Use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Aid Decision Making in Acquired Equinovarus Deformity

  • Janine A. van Til, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Janine A. van Til, MSc, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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  • Gerbert J. Renzenbrink, MD

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Rehabilitation Center, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • James G. Dolan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unity Health System, Rochester, NY
    • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
    • ,
  • Maarten J. IJzerman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, The Netherlands
    • University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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 Supported by ZONmw (grant no. 14350026).

 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.Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01798-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 3 , Pages 457-462 , March 2008

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