Mechanical efficiency and wheelchair performance during and after spinal cord injury rehabilitation

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 880-886

  De Groot, Sanjo ^a,b   Dallmeijer, A J ^c   Van Asbeck, F W A ^d   Post, M W M ^d   Bussmann, J B J ^e   Van Der Woude, L ^a,b  

^a DNO   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Peak power output; Performance time; Physical strain; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 35349027338     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-964900     Document Type: Article

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