Energy cost of manual wheelchair propulsion at different speeds

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-75

  Mukherjee, G ^a   Bhowik, P ^a   Samanta, A ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Energy metabolism; Heart rate; Propulsion speed; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0036209388     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200203000-00011     Document Type: Article

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