Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1038-1045 , June 2008

Rehabilitation Setting and Associated Mortality and Medical Stability Among Persons With Amputations

  • Timothy R. Dillingham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Timothy R. Dillingham, MD, 18950 Ashford Ln, Brookfield, WI 53045-8100
    • ,
  • Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (grant nos. R29HD36414, R01HD36414).

 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.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.034

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1038-1045 , June 2008

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