Life-Space Mobility of Middle-Aged and Older Adults at Various Stages of Usage of Power Mobility Devices

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 765-773

  Auger, Claudine ^a   Demers, Louise ^a   Gélinas, Isabelle ^b   Miller, William C ^c   Jutai, Jeffrey W ^d   Noreau, Luc ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Disabled persons; Electric power supplies; Middle aged; Multivariate analysis; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Self help devices; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 77951275686     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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