Mobility challenges in individuals with a spinal cord injury with increased body weight

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 54-63

  Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a,b   Kelleher, Annmarie R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Mobility; Obesity; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 34249307593     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/sci1204-54     Document Type: Review

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