Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2066-2079 , November 2008

Trends in the Supply of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Services: 1996 to 2004

Presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, September 30, 2006, Boston, MA; Academy Health, June 25, 2006, Seattle, WA; and Academy Health, June 4, 2007, Orlando, FL.

  • Trudy R. Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT

      Affiliations

    • Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Trudy R. Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E Superior St, Onterie 960, Chicago, IL 60611-2654
    • ,
  • Larry M. Manheim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Orit Almagor, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Holly M. DeMark, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Allen W. Heinemann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

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 Supported by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133A030807).

 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.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2066-2079 , November 2008

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