Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences (Dr Selassie), Department of Health Science and Research, College of Health Professions (Drs Cao, Saunders, and Krause), and College of Medicine (Ms Church), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Corresponding Author: Anbesaw W. Selassie, DrPH, MPH, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 135 Cannon St, Ste 303, MSC 835, Charleston, SC 29466 ([email protected]).
This study is supported by a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133B090005 (PI: James Krause, PhD). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and should not be assumed as endorsement by the federal government. The authors recognize Mss Georgette Demian and Nicole Spivey from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for their coordination of the abstraction process and for validating the accuracy of the medical record review report. Dr Linda Veldheer, Director of the Head and Spinal Cord Injury, Division of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, assisted with data oversight for the project.
All authors have participated in (a) conception and design, or analysis and interpretation of the data; (b) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and (c) approval of the final version.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
