OBJECTIVE: To estimate the US national prevalence of tibiofemoral radiographic knee
osteoarthritis (RKOA) with and without symptoms, and its influence on functional tasks. METHODS…

Objective To determine prevalence estimates for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in noninstitutionalized
older adults in the US. Prevalence estimates were compared using 3 different …

Dillon CF, Hirsch R, Rasch EK, Gu Q: Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in the United States:
prevalence and functional impairment estimates from the third US National Health and …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of postacute care site on stroke outcomes. DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Four northern California hospitals that are part of a single …

We used an instrumented wheelchair ergometer and 3D motion analysis system to collect
joint kinematic and temporal data, as well as hand rim and joint kinetics, in 47 manual …

Objectives: To examine variability in responses from institutional review boards (IRBs) to
submission of a proposed minimal‐risk survey. Methods: Identical research proposals to obtain …

Objectives. A critical issue in health-care reform concerns how to realign health-care delivery
systems to manage medical care services for people with ongoing and costly needs for care…

Background There is a concerted effort underway to evaluate and reform our nation's approach
to the health of people with ongoing or elevated needs for care, particularly persons with …

A quasi-experimental longitudinal design was used to compare pre-and posttraining
biomechanical and physiological characteristics of wheelchair propulsion in manual wheelchair …

Physical and mental impairments represent the 2 largest health condition categories for
which workers receive Social Security disability benefits. Comprehensive assessment of …