Rehabilitation of Burn Casualties
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TRAVIS L. HEDMAN, PT*; CHARLES D. QUICK, OTR/L†; REGINALD L. RICHARD, MS, PT‡; EVAN M. RENZ, MD§; STEVEN V. FISHER, MD¥; ELIZABETH A. RIVERS, OTR, RN¶; JAMES C. CASEY, MOT, OTR/L**; KEVIN K. CHUNG, MD††; PETER A. DESOCIO, DO‡‡; WILLIAM S. DEWEY, PT, CHT, OCS§§; JAIME L. DROOK, OTR/L¥¥; NICOLE J. LEHNERZ, OTR/L¶¶; CHRISTOPHER V. MAANI, MD***; ALFREDO E. MONTALVO, MSN, BSN, APN†††; BETH A. SHIELDS, RD, LD, CNSD, MS‡‡‡; MELISSA Z. SMITH, MOT, OTR/L§§§; CHARLES K. THOMPSON, PA-C¥¥¥; ALICIA F. WHITE, PT, DPT¶¶¶; JAMES F. WILLIAMS, PA-C, MPAS****; and ALAN W. YOUNG, DO††††
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