Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 956-965 , June 2009

Baseline Predictors of Fatigue 1 Year After Mild Head Injury

Presented to the James W. Rae Scientific Day, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health System, May 9, 2008, Ann Arbor, MI.

  • Marita B. de Leon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Ned L. Kirsch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ned L. Kirsch, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health Systems, 355 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5742
    • ,
  • Ronald F. Maio, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Injury Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • Cheribeth U. Tan-Schriner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, MI
    • ,
  • Scott R. Millis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Shirley Frederiksen, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • ,
  • Clare L. Tanner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, MI
    • ,
  • M. Lynn Breer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, MI

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 Supported by the Centers for Disease Control (grant no. R49/CCR523223-01); the National Institutes of Health; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (grant no. 5-T32-HD007422-17).

 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.2008.12.016

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