Wheeled mobility (wheelchair) service delivery: Scope of the evidence

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Greer, Nancy ^a   Brasure, Michelle ^a   Wilt, Timothy J ^a  

^a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR; WHEELED MOBILITY SERVICE DELIVERY;

EID: 84855859639     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00010     Document Type: Review

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