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symposia, on topics such as cardiac rehabilitation and
rehabilitation after head injury, or collected articles on
a special theme, such as physical exercise and training.
This was probably, to a large extent, based on the con-
tacts of the Editor, Olle Höök, and his interest in these
areas. It is not easy to start a new scientific journal, and
these efforts no doubt had a valuable impact on the first
issues of the journal. The other published articles were
predominantly by Swedish authors, for example those
concerning physical training and respiratory problems
after spinal cord injury.
It is notable that articles on stroke were not as com-
mon in the first years of SJRM as in recent issues of
JRM. However, other types of brain injury were already
a common topic in the first issues, due to the publica-
tion of articles from a symposium on rehabilitation after
head injury. Articles on cardiac rehabilitation were more
common in the early issues than in recent issues. Articles
on general rehabilitation and organizational topics were
also more common during the early years of the journal.
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