Development of a method for evaluating accessibility of medical equipment for patients with disabilities

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 178-183

  Story, Molly Follette ^a   Winters, Jack M ^a   Lemke, Melissa R ^a   Barr, Alan ^a   Omiatek, Elizabeth ^a   Janowitz, Ira ^a   Brafman, David ^a   Rempel, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; TRANSPORTATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS; DESIGN FEATURES; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTIC; OPTIMAL RESULTS; SAFETY BARRIERS;

EQUIPMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RELIABILITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 77957316891     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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