[Ulm Scientific Rehabilitation Research Group--"building blocks in rehabilitation"].

The Rehabilitation Research Network of Ulm on "Bausteine der Reha" consists of several departments of the University of Ulm, and various rehabilitation hospitals and cooperates with a pension insurance institute (LVA Wuerttemberg). The aim of this interdisciplinary approach is to evaluate process and outcome of rehabilitation measures considering specific clinical and rehabilitative questions with main emphasis on epidemiological and economic aspects. The Rehabilitation Research Nétwork of Ulm is subdivided into clinical projects and cross-sectional subjects. The clinical studies deal with cardiovascular and neurological rehabilitation and rehabilitation in disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The cross-sectional topics contain special fields such as biometry, health economics, epidemiology and occupational rehabilitation. All participating institutions have access to a central database with uniform structure of the data.