Performance of selected lightweight wheelchairs on ANSI/RESNA tests

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1138-1144

  Cooper, Rory A ^a   Gonzalez, Jess ^b   Lawrence, Brad ^b   Renschler, Andrew ^b   Boninger, Michael L ^b   VanSickle, David P ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0030886601     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90141-6     Document Type: Article

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