Fewer accidents and better maintenance with active wheelchair check-ups: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 631-639

  Hansen, R ^a   Tresse, Susanne ^a,c   Gunnarsson, R K ^b  

^a Department of Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

^b Res/Devmt Unit in Prim Hlth Care   (Sweden)

^c Distriktsarbetsterapin Solhem   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNICAL AID; URBAN POPULATION; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE ULCER; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 4544361831     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr777oa     Document Type: Article

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