Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 232-245 , February 2009

Venous Thromboembolism After Spinal Cord Injury

  • Robert W. Teasell, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Robert W. Teasell, MD, FRCPC, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, Hobbins Building, Ste 404, 801 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON, Canada N6C 5J1
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  • Jane T. Hsieh, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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  • Jo-Anne L. Aubut, BA

      Affiliations

    • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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  • Janice J. Eng, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Linh Tu, HonBHSc

      Affiliations

    • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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  • Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence Review Research Team

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 Supported by the Ontario Neurotrauma Fund (grant no. 2007-SCI-SCIRE-528) and the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation/International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) (grant no. Rick Hansen 2008-13).

 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)01564-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.09.557

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 232-245 , February 2009

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