Manual wheelchairs: Research and innovation in rehabilitation, sports, daily life and health

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 905-915

  van der Woude, Lucas H V ^a,b   de Groot, Sonja ^a,b   Janssen, Thomas W J ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Health; Manual wheelchairs; Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Sports

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ERGONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; USER INTERFACES;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORTS;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELCHAIR FITTING; WHEELCHAIR SPORT;

EID: 33747770052     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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