Body functions and structures pertinent to infrared thermography-based access for clients with severe motor disabilities

Assistive Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 53-64

  Memarian, Negar ^a   Venetsanopoulos, Anastasios N ^b,c   Chau, Tom ^d,e  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e University of Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

assistive technology; International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health; persons with disabilities; thermography

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TECHNOLOGY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS; MOTOR DISABILITY; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS; POTENTIAL CHANGE; SENSORY FUNCTIONS; SEVERE DISABILITIES; SUB-DOMAINS; THERMOGRAPHY;

TECHNOLOGY; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

EID: 79957869257     PISSN: 10400435     EISSN: 19493614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2011.567371     Document Type: Article

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