Physiologic comparison of forward and reverse wheelchair propulsion

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-40

  Salvi, Frank J ^a,b   Hoffman, Martin D ^a,c   Sabharwal, Sunil ^a   Clifford, Philip S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b St Luke's Sinai Samaritan Med C

^c Sports Performance and Technol Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0031910199     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90205-2     Document Type: Article

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