Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1090-1096 , June 2008

The Impact of Female Reproductive Function on Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury

Presented to the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, November 2006, Honolulu, HI.

  • David L. Ripley, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to David L. Ripley, MD, MS, CNS Medical Group, Craig Hospital, 3425 S Clarkson, Englewood, CO 80113
    • ,
  • Cindy Harrison-Felix, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.
    • ,
  • Melissa Sendroy-Terrill, MA

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
    • ,
  • Christopher P. Cusick, BA

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
    • ,
  • Amy Dannels-McClure, RN, ND

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO
    • ,
  • Clare Morey, MA, SLP-CCC

      Affiliations

    • Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO

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 Supported by the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Research Program.

 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(08)00170-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.10.038

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1090-1096 , June 2008

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