I think papers (and I believe all written works) are under copyright and this one probably resides with the SMA if their copyright page applied back then (1988) as it seems to now - see my bold below. Here is a PDF of their Manuscript Submission Agreement/Copyright Transfer Form page and with an excerpt below:
http://www.smajournalonline.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/smj/media/copyrightTransfer.pdf
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TRANSFER OF COPYRIGHT
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to the Work, SMA shall give prompt notice of its decision to the corresponding author, this agreement shall terminate, and neither the
author nor SMA shall be under any further liability or obligation. The authors grant SMA the rights to use their names and
biographical data (including professional affiliation) in the Work and in its or the Publication’s promotion. Each author shall execute
such further instruments as SMA may reasonably request to establish, maintain or protect its rights in and ownership of the Work. If
an author fails to execute such instruments, SMA may do so as such author’s attorney-in-fact for such purpose.
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of his or her official duties is called a “work of the U.S. Government” and is not subject to copyright. If it is not prepared as part of the
employee’s official duties, it may be subject to copyright.
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ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted
article, except as disclosed on a separate attachment. All funding sources supporting the Work and all institutional or corporate
affiliations of the authors are acknowledged in a footnote in the Work.
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has approved the protocol for any investigation involving humans or animals and that all experimentation was conducted in
conformity with ethical and humane principles of research.
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Marilyn
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