Measurement of wheelchair rolling resistance with a handle bar push technique

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Van Der Woude, L H V ^a,b   Geurts, C ^a   Winkelman, H ^a   Veeger, H E J ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROLLING RESISTANCE; STRAIN GAGES; WHEELCHAIRS;

HANDLE BARS; MOTOR DRIVEN TREADMILL;

MEDICAL EDUCATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BUILDING; EVALUATION; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CENTER; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; TREADMILL; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOTION; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UPPER EXTREMITY; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0344010701     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309190031000096630     Document Type: Article

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