PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 11 , Pages 1035-1040 , November 2009

Post-Polio Syndrome: A Perspective from Three Countries

  • Gunnar Grimby, MD, PhD, FRCP (London) (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Section of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden†
    • ,
  • Jianan Li, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China‡
    • ,
  • Carol Vandenakker, MD (Guest Discussant)

      Affiliations

    • University of California/Davis§
    • ,
  • M. Elizabeth Sandel, MD (Senior Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, 975 Sereno Drive, Vallejo, CA 94707
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M.E.S.

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    Jiann Li, MD, Responds
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    Gunnar Grimby, MD, PhD, FRCP (London), Responds
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    Carol Vandenakker, MD, Responds
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    M. Elizabeth Sandel, MD, Senior Editor, Commentary
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PII: S1934-1482(09)01335-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.09.005

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