title: Conference report: an agenda for medical rehabilitation outcomes research.
abstract: On August 29 to 31, 1994, a conference was conducted to develop recommendations for needed initiatives in medical rehabilitation outcomes research. Organized by the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research and cosponsored with the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the conference was entitled "An Agenda for Medical Rehabilitation Outcome Research." The resulting recommendations are presented in four areas: philosophic issues; strategy and design issues; measurement of disability and handicap; and measurement of quality-of-life and of health status.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7510, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fuhrer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011788:Quality of Life; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012106:Research