Characterization of Power Wheelchair Use in the Home and Community

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 486-491

  Sonenblum, Sharon E ^a   Sprigle, Stephen ^a   Harris, Frances H ^a   Maurer, Christine L ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT MOBILITY; POWERED WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 39449090741     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.029     Document Type: Article

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