Anthropometry and standards for wheeled mobility: An international comparison

Assistive Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-67

  Steinfeld, Edward ^a   Maisel, Jordana ^a   Feathers, David ^b   D'Souza, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility; anthropometry; standards; wheeled mobility

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DEVICE SIZES; FLOOR AREAS; INTEGRATING RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; KEY COMPONENT; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; SPACE REQUIREMENTS; STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT; WHEELED MOBILITY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; RESEARCH;

STANDARDIZATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIR;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77952301759     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400430903520280     Document Type: Article

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