The physical therapy clinical research network (PTClinResNet) methods, efficacy, and benefits of a rehabilitation research network

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 937-950

  Winstein, Carolee ^a   Pate, Patricia ^a   Ge, Tingting ^b   Ervin, Carolyn ^b   Baurley, James ^b   Sullivan, Katherine J ^a   Underwood, Samantha J ^a,c   Fowler, Eileen G ^d   Mulroy, Sara ^e   Brown, David A ^f   Kulig, Kornelia ^a   Gordon, James ^a   Azen, Stanley P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical informatics; Disablement model; Medical rehabilitation; Multisite clinical trials; Outcomes research; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE;

CALIFORNIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 56149117583     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31816178fc     Document Type: Article

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