Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 975-981 , June 2009

Driving Behaviors Among Community-Dwelling Persons With Multiple Sclerosis

Data were presented August 16, 2008 at the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

  • Maria T. Schultheis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Maria T. Schultheis, PhD, Drexel University, Dept of Psychology, 3141 Chestnut St, PSA Building 218, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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  • Valerie Weisser, MA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Kevin Manning, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Allison Blasco, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
    • ,
  • Jocelyn Ang, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

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 Supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (grant no. RG 3353A1/1).

 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(09)00161-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.017

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 975-981 , June 2009

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