The efficacy and benefits of environmental control systems for the severely disabled

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Craig, Ashley ^a   Tran, Yvonne ^a   McIsaac, Paul ^a   Boord, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Environmental control systems; Severe disability; Spinal cord injury; Switches

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; VOICE;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 12244269719     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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