Young people's experiences using electric powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs (EPIOCs): Potential for enhancing users' development?

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1281-1294

  Evans, Subhadra ^a   Neophytou, Claudius ^a   de Souza, Lorraine ^a   Frank, Andrew O ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Carers; Cerebral palsy; Muscular dystrophy; Pain; Powered wheelchairs; Safety; Sport; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34547575194     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600964406     Document Type: Article

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