Evaluation of a new basketball wheelchair design

Technology and Disability

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-18

  De Groot, Sonja ^a   Gervais, P ^b   Coppoolse, J M ^a   Natho, K ^b   Bhambhani, Y ^b   Steadward, R ^b   Wheeler, G D ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Field tests; Physiology; Questionnaire; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC CAPACITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS MEDICINE; WEIGHT; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0038269262     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2003-15103     Document Type: Article

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