Understanding and measuring powered wheelchair mobility and manoeuvrability. Part I. Reach in confined spaces

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 939-949

  Holliday, Pam J ^a   Mihailidis, A ^b   Rolfson, R ^b   Fernie, G ^c  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confined space; Mobility manoeuvrability; Powered wheelchair; Reach; Survey

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEELCHAIR;

COMPREHENSION; CONFINED SPACES; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; ONTARIO; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 22944431511     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500052799     Document Type: Article

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