Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages S17-S21 , November 2009

Clinical Trials in Rehabilitation: Single or Multiple Outcomes?

Presented to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, October 3–7, 2007. Washington, DC.

  • Emilia Bagiella, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Emilia Bagiella, PhD, Dept of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.08.133

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 11, Supplement , Pages S17-S21 , November 2009

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