Effects of rear-wheel camber on wheelchair stability

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 78-81

  Trudel, Guy ^a,b   Kirby, R Lee ^a   Ackroyd Stolarz, Stacy A ^a   Kirkland, Susan ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0031012530     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90014-9     Document Type: Article

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