Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1297-1305 , August 2009

Use of Rehabilitation and Other Health Care Services by Patients With Joint Replacement After Discharge From Skilled Nursing and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

Presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, October 16, 2008, Toronto, ON, Canada.

  • Gerben DeJong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Center for Post-acute Studies, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gerben DeJong, PhD, Center for Post-acute Studies, National Rehabilitation Hospital, 102 Irving St, Washington, DC 20010
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  • Wenqiang Tian, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Center for Post-acute Studies, Washington, DC
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  • Randall J. Smout, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes and Research, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Susan D. Horn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes and Research, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Koen Putman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Rehabilitation Hospital, Center for Post-acute Studies, Washington, DC
    • Department of Medical Sociology and Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Pamela Smith, DNs, RN

      Affiliations

    • IT HealthTrack, Williamstown, NY
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  • Julie Gassaway, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Outcomes and Research, Salt Lake City, UT
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  • Joan E. DaVanzo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lewin Group and Dobson/DaVanzo, Vienna, VA

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 A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit on one or more of the authors.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.12.029

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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