Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1755-1759 , October 2009

Increased Participation in Activities of Daily Living Is Associated With Lower Cholesterol Levels in People With Spinal Cord Injury

  • Samuel P. Hetz, BSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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  • Amy E. Latimer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Amy E. Latimer, PhD, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Physical Education Centre, 69 Union St, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L 3N6
    • ,
  • Andrea C. Buchholz, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Relations and Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • SHAPE-SCI Research Group

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 Supported by the Canadian Institute for Health Research New Investigator Award (award no. MOP-57778).

 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.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00415-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.021

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1755-1759 , October 2009

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