Injuries in special transport services—Situations and risk levels involving wheelchair users
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Assessing mobility characteristics and activity levels of manual wheelchair users.
Although engaging in an active lifestyle is beneficial for maintaining quality of life, a majority of wheelchair users are inactive. This study investigated the mobility characteristics and activity levels of manual wheelchair users in the residential setting and at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG). Demographic factors that may have influenced activity in the home environment were ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Engineering & Physics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1350-4533
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.022