Trends and issues in wheelchair technologies

Assistive Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-72

  Cooper, Rory A ^a,b   Cooper, Rosemarie ^a,b   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric wheelchair; Emerging trends; Independence 3000 ibot transporter; Manual wheelchair; Power wheelchair; Pushrim activated power assist wheelchairs (papaw); Wheelchair marketplace; Wheelchair transportation; Wheelchair usage

Indexed keywords

(R ,S ,S) POLICY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT); BILLION (CO); MOBILITY DEVICES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY MAKERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE DELIVERY; SERVICE PROVIDER (SP); USER TRAINING;

ACCREDITATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY; WHEELCHAIRS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACCREDITATION; BIOMECHANICS; CERTIFICATION; CONSUMER; DISABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INCOME; MARKETING; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; MONEY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; PRESCRIPTION; PROFIT; REVIEW; SAFETY; WHEELCHAIR;

COMMERCE; HUMANS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 46449120329     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2008.10131933     Document Type: Article

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