Design of a custom racing hand-cycle: Review and analysis

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-128

  Zipfel, Emily ^a,d   Olson, Joseph ^a,d   Puhlman, Jeremy ^a,b   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Disabled sports; Hand cycle; Human powered vehicle; Review

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BICYCLE; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HAND; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT;

ACCELERATION; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HAND; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 66949177715     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100802011021     Document Type: Article

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