The impact of a low cost wheelchair on the quality of life of the disabled in the developing world

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Shore, Susan ^a   Juillerat, Stephanie ^a  

^a AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Pressure ulcer; Wheelchairs; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 84866089028     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883348     Document Type: Article

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