Use of power assist wheels results in increased distance traveled compared with conventional manual wheeling

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 625-634

  Levy, Charles E ^a,b   Buman, Matthew P ^c   Chow, John W ^d   Tillman, Mark D ^b   Fournier, Kimberly A ^e   Giacobbi, Peter ^f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Mobility; Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchairs; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; TRAVEL; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TRAVEL; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77955033935     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181e72286     Document Type: Article

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