From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (MCM), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Center for Post-Acute Studies (C-HH, KP, WT, GDJ), National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia; Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research (RJS, SDH), Salt Lake City, Utah; and Interuniversity Centre for Health Economics Research (KP), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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The research was supported by the HealthSouth Corporation, ARA Research Institute of the American Rehabilitation Providers Association, Brooks Health, National Rehabilitation Hospital, American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, and others. All sponsors had no role in the design, methods, analysis, and preparation of the article. Presented, in part, at the 2009 Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Austin, TX. K. Putman was a Fulbright Scholar at the Center for Post-Acute Studies, National Rehabilitation Hospital, when this work was completed. The authors have not received any financial benefits resulting from this research, other than salary support as it relates to performing research activities. Financial disclosure statements have been obtained, and no conflicts of interest have been reported by the authors or by any individual in control of the content of this article.
