Wheelchair Armrest Strength Testing

Assistive Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 106-115

  Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c   Rentschler, Andrew J ^a,b   O'Connor, Thomas J ^a,b   Ster, James F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue testing; Strength testing; Wheelchair; Wheelchair standards

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE TESTING; HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

WHEELCHAIR ARMREST;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; FATIGUE; STANDARD; STRENGTH; VIBRATION; WHEELCHAIR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0034442799     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2000.10132016     Document Type: Article

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