Published on in Vol 3, No 4 (2014): Oct-Dec

Developing Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs for Musculoskeletal Diseases in Low-Income Areas of Mexico: The Community-Based Rehabilitation for Low-Income Communities Living With Rheumatic Diseases (CONCORD) Protocol

Developing Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs for Musculoskeletal Diseases in Low-Income Areas of Mexico: The Community-Based Rehabilitation for Low-Income Communities Living With Rheumatic Diseases (CONCORD) Protocol

Developing Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs for Musculoskeletal Diseases in Low-Income Areas of Mexico: The Community-Based Rehabilitation for Low-Income Communities Living With Rheumatic Diseases (CONCORD) Protocol

Adalberto Loyola Sánchez   1 * , MSc, MD ;   Julie Richardson   1 * , PT, PhD ;   Ingris Peláez-Ballestas   2 * , MD, PhD ;   John N Lavis   3, 4, 5, 6, 7 * , MD, PhD ;   Seanne Wilkins   1 * , BScOT, PhD ;   Michael G Wilson   3, 4, 5 * , PhD ;   Jacqueline Rodríguez-Amado   8 * , MD ;   José Alvarez-Nemegyei   9 * , MD, PhD ;   Rebeca T Martínez-Villarreal   10 * , MD, PhD ;   Dora J Onofre-Rodríguez   11 * , PhD ;   Raquel Benavides-Torres   11 * , PhD

1 School of Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

2 Departamento de Reumatología, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico

3 McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

4 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

5 Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

6 Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

7 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States

8 Departamento de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico

9 Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de la Península de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico

10 Centro Universitario de Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico

11 Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Enfermeria, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Adalberto Loyola Sánchez, MSc, MD
  • School of Rehabilitation Science
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • McMaster University
  • Institute for Applied Health Sciences, room 403
  • 1400 Main St. W.
  • Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 905-525-9140 ext 22867
  • Fax: 1 905-524-0069
  • Email: loyolaa@mcmaster.ca