A comparison of spinergy versus standard steel-spoke wheelchair wheels

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 596-601

  Hughes, Barbara ^a   Sawatzky, Bonita J ^a,b   Hol, Adrienne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Energy metabolism; Pain; Rehabilitation; Vibration; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 14744271245     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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