Seating and mobility considerations for people with spinal cord injury

Physical Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 701-709

  Minkel, Jean L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair seating; Wheeled mobility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOBILIZATION; SEAT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0033936117     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.7.701     Document Type: Article

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