Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1023-1030 , June 2008

A Longitudinal Evaluation of Persons With Disabilities: Does a Longitudinal Definition Help Define Who Receives Necessary Care?

  • Leighton Chan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Leighton Chan, MD, MPH, Rehabilitation Medicine Dept, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, CRC, Room 1-1469, 10 Center Dr, MSC 1604, Bethesda, MD 20892-1604
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  • Marcia A. Ciol, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Anne Shumway-Cook, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Kathryn M. Yorkston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Brian J. Dudgeon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research and Development Service, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

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 Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (grant no. MM-0625-04/04); the Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health (Clinical Research Center); and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

 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)00184-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.10.045

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1023-1030 , June 2008

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