Measurement and description of physical activity in adult manual wheelchair users†

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 236-244

  Warms, Catherine A ^a   Whitney, JoAnne D ^a   Belza, Basia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Physical ability; Wheelchair users

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCELERATION; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WASHINGTON; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 51749083511     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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