Evaluation of selected electric-powered wheelchairs using the ANSI/RESNA standards

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 611-619

  Rentschler, Andrew J ^a,b,d   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,d   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a,b   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c,d   Guo, Songfeng ^a,b   Ammer, William A ^a,b   Vitek, Megan ^a,b   Algood, David ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Reference standards; Rehabilitation; Safety; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MECHANICS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SAFETY; STANDARD; WHEELCHAIR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 2342640862     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.06.023     Document Type: Article

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