Quantifying wheelchair activity of children: A pilot study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 977-983

  Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,e   Tolerico, Michelle ^a,b   Kaminski, Beth Ann ^d   Spaeth, Donald ^a   Ding, Dan ^a   Cooper, Rosemarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d Children's Institute   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Child; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGGING; MALE; MOBILIZATION; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; REHABILITATION; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 57849161965     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31818dfe74     Document Type: Article

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