Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1613-1618 , September 2009

Tobacco Use and Recovery of Gait and Balance Function in Older Adults

  • Mark D. Bishop, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Mark D. Bishop, PhD, PO Box 100154, Gainesville, FL 32610-0154
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  • Michael E. Robinson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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  • Kathy E. Light, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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 Supported in part by the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, and the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program (grant no. 04NIR15).

 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.2009.02.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 9 , Pages 1613-1618 , September 2009

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