Quality of Life Technology: The State of Personal Transportation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-125

  van Roosmalen, Linda ^a   Paquin, Gregory J ^b   Steinfeld, Aaron M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b California Dept of Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controls; Driving; Independence; Safety; Transportation; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; CERTIFICATION; COGNITION; DISABILITY; DRIVER LICENCE; ENDURANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROCOMPUTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSE TIME; REVIEW; SAFETY; SENSOR; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 70749145381     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2009.07.009     Document Type: Review

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