Neck discomfort of wheelchair users: Effect of neck position

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Lee Kirby, R ^a,b   Fahie, Christine L ^a   Smith, Cher ^b   Chester, Emma L ^a   Macleod, Donald A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK PAIN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SITTING; STANDING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHEELCHAIR;

FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; ROTATION; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0742289105     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280310001621451     Document Type: Article

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