Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1257-1259 , August 2009

Commentary on the Comparative Effectiveness of Alternative Settings for Joint Replacement Rehabilitation

  • Margaret G. Stineman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Leighton Chan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Leighton Chan, MD, MPH, Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC, Room 1-1469, 10 Center Dr, MSC 1604, Bethesda, MD 20892-1604

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1257-1259 , August 2009

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