The social and technological history of wheelchairs

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 407-410

  Woods, Brian ^a   Watson, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; History; Social; Technological; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144489710     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.9.19587     Document Type: Article

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