Evaluation of selected ultralight manual wheelchairs using ANSI/RESNA standards

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 462-467

  Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,d   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c   Rentschler, Andrew ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Human Engineering Research Laboratories   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DISABILITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; SAFETY; SEAT; STANDARD; WEIGHT; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0032931431     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90287-3     Document Type: Article

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