Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1699-1707 , October 2009

Racial Differences in Employment Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury at 1, 2, and 5 Years Postinjury

  • Kelli W. Gary, PhD, MPH, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kelli W. Gary, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, 730 E Broad St, PO Box 843038, Richmond, VA 23219
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  • Juan C. Arango-Lasprilla, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Jessica M. Ketchum, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Al Copolillo, PhD, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Thomas A. Novack, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Amitabh Jha, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Craig Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Englewood, CO

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 Supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (grant nos. H133A070036, HI33P040006, H133A070039, H133A060038).

 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)00379-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1699-1707 , October 2009

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