Effect of chronic use of different propulsion systems in wheelchair design on the aerobic capacity of Indian users

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 747-758

  Mukherjee, Goutam ^a,b   Bhowmik, Partha ^a   Samanta, Amalendu ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (India)

^b Surendranath Co operative Housing Society   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Aging; VO2max; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE TEST; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT MOBILITY; POLIOMYELITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 22644432510     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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