Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1933-1940 , October 2008

Pain in Persons With Postpolio Syndrome: Frequency, Intensity, and Impact

  • Brenda L. Stoelb, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Brenda L. Stoelb, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195-6490
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  • Gregory T. Carter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Richard T. Abresch, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California/Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Sophia Purekal, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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  • Craig M. McDonald, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California/Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Mark P. Jensen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant no. P01 HD33988) and National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133B031118).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00473-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.03.018

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 1933-1940 , October 2008

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