Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12, Supplement , Pages S77-S84 , December 2008

Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical and Economic Consequences

  • Cheryl L. Bradbury, PsyD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Cheryl Bradbury, PsyD, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 520 Sutherland Dr, Toronto, ON, M4G 3V9, Canada
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  • Walter P. Wodchis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • David J. Mikulis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Ephrem G. Pano, BSc, MSc (Cand)

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Sander L. Hitzig, MA

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Colleen F. McGillivray, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Fahad N. Ahmad, BSc
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  • B. Catherine Craven, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Robin E. Green, PhD, CPsych

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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 Supported by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (grant no 2005-ABI-392).

 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.2008.07.008

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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