From the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Functional Assessment Research, Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Reprints: All correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Roger C. Fiedler, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Center for Functional Assessment Research, Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, State University of New York at Buffalo, 232 Parker Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. Disclosures: FIM™ is a trademark of the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, a division of U B Foundation Activities, Inc. When facilities subscribing to UDSMRSM compare results of their own programs with those of the national aggregate, they should be aware that the aggregated regional and national data from their UDSMRSM reports are copyrighted and owned by the University at Buffalo Foundation Activities, Inc., State University of New York at Buffalo, and must be used according to the UDSMRSM service agreements, contracts, and data use policy.
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