Clinical evaluation of seating in persons with complete thoracic spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 563-571

  Alm, M ^a   Gutierrez, E ^b   Hultling, C ^a   Saraste, H ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Postural alignment; Posture; SCI; Subjects' reports; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRUNK; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0141887611     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101507     Document Type: Article

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