Assistive drawing device design for cerebral palsy children

Technology and Disability

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 239-246

  Wu, Fong Gong ^a   Chang, Eva ^a   Chen, Rain ^a   Chen, Chien Hsu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Cerebral palsy; Drawing aid; USERfit

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVICE; DRAWING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; STROKE; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0842329642     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2003-15405     Document Type: Article

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