Demographics and trends in wheeled mobility equipment use and accessibility in the community

Assistive Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-17

  LaPlante, Mitchell P ^a   Kaye, H Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility features; demographics; durable medical equipment; scooters; trends; unmet need; wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES; DEMOGRAPHICS; MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; SCOOTERS; TRENDS; UNMET NEED;

POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; VEHICLES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EQUIPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77952318975     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400430903501413     Document Type: Article

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