A pilot study on community usage of a pushrim-activated, powerassisted wheelchair

Assistive Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a,b   Arva, Julianna ^c   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,d,e   Dvorznak, Michael J ^a,b   Spaeth, Donald M ^a,b   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Permobil Inc   (United States)

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

^e University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving characteristics; Propulsion; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AVERAGE DISTANCE; AVERAGE VELOCITY; DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; PILOT STUDIES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; POWER ASSIST; POWER-ASSISTED WHEELCHAIR; REAL WORLD SETTING; SAMPLE SIZES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI); UPPER EXTREMITY;

PROPULSION;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PILOT STUDY; POWER SUPPLY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 3042580199     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2003.10131895     Document Type: Article

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