A novel design and clinical evaluation of a wheelchair for stroke patients

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 264-271

  Tsai, Kuen Horng ^a   Yeh, Chun Yu ^b   Lo, Hsin Chang ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WHEELCHAIRS;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; HEMIPLEGIC STROKE PATIENTS; UNILATERALLY PROPELLED WHEELCHAIR (UPW); WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MACHINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 40749132950     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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