Physical environmental barriers to community mobility in older and younger wheelchair users

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-51

  Harris, Frances ^a   Yang, Hsiang Yu ^a   Sanford, Jon ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; elderly; environment; wheelchair

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 84921524327     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: 15502414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0000000000000043     Document Type: Article

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