Assessing mobility characteristics and activity levels of manual wheelchair users

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-571

  Tolerico, Michelle L ^a,b   Ding, Dan ^a,b   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,d   Spaeth, Donald M ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a,b   Cooper, Rosemarie ^a,b   Kelleher, Annmarie ^a,b   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity levels; Activity monitor; Data logger; Manual wheelchair; Mobility; Mobility characteristics; National Veterans Wheelchair Games; Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LEVELS; ACTIVITY MONITOR; DATA LOGGERS; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; MOBILITY CHARACTERISTICS; NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WHEELCHAIR USERS;

DATA REDUCTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MOTION CONTROL; PATIENT TREATMENT; WHEELCHAIRS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34548098441     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.02.0017     Document Type: Article

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