Lower-limb prostheses and wheelchairs in low-income countries: An Overview

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Pearlman, Jon ^o   Cooper, Rory ^a,b   Krizack, Marc ^c   Lindsley, Alida ^d   Wu, Yeongchi ^e   Reisinger, Kim ^f,g,h   Armstrong, William ^f   Casanova, Hector ^f   Chhabra, Harvinder ^i,j,k,l,m,n   Noon, Jamie ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence for WCs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CIR

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^h IEEE

ⁱ ISIC

^j Education Committee and Nomination Committee of the International Spinal Cord Society

^k Spinal Cord Society

^l Asian Spinal Cord Networking

^m Regional Spinal Injuries Centers   (India)

ⁿ National Consultant   (India)

^o NONE

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WHEELCHAIR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 40649123608     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/EMB.2007.907372     Document Type: Review

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