Community use of a pushrim activated power-assisted wheelchair by an individual with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-218

  Love, John A ^a   Benson, Jennifer ^a  

^a NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL COST INDEX; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33747642996     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70365-9     Document Type: Article

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