Variable-Ratio Pushrim-Activated Power-Assist Wheelchair Eases Wheeling over a Variety of Terrains for Elders

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-112

  Levy, Charles E ^a   Chow, John W ^b   Tillman, Mark D ^b   Hanson, Carolyn ^b   Donohue, Tara ^b   Mann, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Ergonomics; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PUSHRIM ACTIVATED POWER ASSIST WHEELCHAIR; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE RATIO PUSHRIM ACTIVATED POWER ASSIST WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0346728910     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00426-X     Document Type: Article

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