Perceptions of power mobility use and safety within residential facilities

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-152

  Mortenson, William B ^a   Miller, William C ^a   Boily, Jeanette ^b   Steele, Barbara ^b   Odell, Leslie ^b   Crawford, Erin M ^b   Desharnais, Guylaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Residential facilities; Safety behaviour; Wheelchairs, powered

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; POWER MOBILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARD; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 21244438367     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740507200302     Document Type: Article

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